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Goddard Space Club Scholars Program

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Interns visiting Wallops Flight Facility jumping in a fun photo at the Wallops Island Beach

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has partnered with the National Space Club & Foundation to offer a six-week program for high school students within a 50 mile radius of Goddard in Greenbelt, Md., or NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. The Space Club Scholars program provides students an in-person learning experience at NASA.

Program Eligibility: 

To be eligible for this program, students must meet the following criteria: 

  • At time of application, enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 and in good standing; Must have completed Sophomore year (10th grade) in high school by the starting date of the program; 
  • Must be 16 years of age by the starting date of the program; 
  • Must be a U.S. citizen; 
  • Must live and maintain a permanent residence within commuting distance (50 miles) of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., or NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA (unweighted) on a 4.0 scale 

Program Dates: 

Participants will be required to work onsite (Greenbelt, Md. or Wallops Island, Va.) from June 30 through August 8. The program requires students to work on their projects five (5) days per week for six (6) weeks. Apart from the federal holiday, Independence Day (July 4, 2025), time off will not be granted during program. 

How to Apply: 

  1. Create an account in NASA’s STEM Gateway
  2. Upload a copy of your current transcript.  
  3. Upload a resume. 
  4. Review the list of projects and apply to all projects that you are interested! Projects are located in STEM Gateway and linked below. You can alternatively find all the projects by entering “space club” (include quotation marks) in the Search All Opportunities field.

Application Deadline:

All applications must be submitted by deadline: March 15, 11:59 p.m.

Important Note if 15 Years Old at Time of Application:

The Space Club Scholars program is open to students who are 16 by the starting date of the program. Due to a system limitation, students who are 15 at time of application are restricted from submitting applications directly to the individual project(s). Students who are 15 may have two options.

Option 1. If you are 15 but will turn 16 before the application deadline, March 15, 11:59 p.m., you can wait to apply to each project until you turn 16. This is the preferred option; however, you may also apply with Option 2. For Option 1, you will upload a current transcript and resume to your profile and submit an application to every project that you are interested.

Option 2. If you are 15 but will turn 16 between March 16-June 30, then this is your only option to apply for the Space Club program. For Option 2, you will upload a current transcript, resume, and list of projects you are interested in to the following opportunity, “Space Club @ GSFC Greenbelt & Wallops”.

Summer 2025 Projects: 

Use the links below to apply in STEM Gateway to the Summer 2025 projects. Our project list is finalized and no other projects will be added.      

Greenbelt, Md. location: 

Wallops Island, Va. location: 

Contact: 

For more information about the Space Club Scholars program, contact the coordinator, Jeremy Davis, jdavis@spaceclub.org, or visit: https://www.spaceclub.org/education/scholars.html 

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