Colleges and Universities

The NASA Lucy Student Pathway Accelerator and Competency Enabler (L'SPACE) Program is a free, online, interactive program for students interested in pursuing a career with NASA or other space organizations. L'SPACE consists of two 15-week academies: the Mission Concept Academy (MCA) and the NASA Proposal Evaluation Experience (NPWEE) Academy. Application Deadline: April 12

Join us for a virtual event celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by exploring this essential pathway to prepare highly skilled workers contributing to groundbreaking achievements in space exploration. Registration Deadline: April 14

The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education announce Mission 22 to the International Space Station, a community engagement initiative in STEM. Open to school communities to engage students in grades 5-college, each selected community will choose a student-designed experiment to fly in low-Earth orbit on the space station. Inquiry Deadline: April 15

NGFFP is a 10-week residential research program that is open to full-time STEM faculty members who are U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), Permanent Resident Aliens (PRA), or green card holders and who are currently teaching at accredited U.S. universities and colleges. Application Deadline no later than April 20, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Join us for an interactive virtual event exploring how technical trade professionals are essential to advancing cutting-edge research and supporting groundbreaking missions. Get a behind-the-scenes look at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and hear valuable insights from NASA experts who will share their career journey. Registration Deadline: April 21

NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) is seeking proposals from minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to promote research collaboration with NASA mission directorates. Funding up to $50,000 per award supports teams from universities, colleges, and community colleges designated as MSIs to develop innovative ideas and action plans for commercialization. Proposal Deadline: May 22

As NASA plans for deep space missions that could last months or years, new ways to feed astronauts that are independent of Earth must be developed. The Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table is a global competition inviting chefs, innovators, culinary experts, higher-education students, and citizen scientists to design a complete, Earth-independent food system for long-duration space missions. Registration Deadline: July 31

NASA has developed two freely accessible open science training courses designed for learners who are seeking to enhance their knowledge of open science concepts. Our Open Science Essentials and Open Science 101 courses are the perfect starting point for researchers and managers of all disciplines!

When charged particles in the solar wind reach our planet, Earth’s magnetic field acts as a giant umbrella to shield us. NASA’s Magnetosphere Multiscale mission has been collecting data in this dynamic region of space since 2015. And now, the Space Umbrella project lets you help scientists examine mission data to better understand solar storms.

Where is NASA in your life? Everywhere! In your car, in your home, in your school, and in the world around you. This year, the NASA Spinoff publication is celebrating 50 years of spotlighting the NASA technologies that improve everyday life on Earth. Check out the latest spinoff technology innovations in the Spinoff 2026 publication.