Colleges and Universities

The NASA Space Apps Challenge is in search of local leads for this year’s hackathon taking place October 4-5. Local leads work alongside the NASA Space Apps global organizing team to organize the hackathon in their own city or town. This includes planning a virtual or in-person local event, supporting local participants, and coordinating local collaborators, judges, and community members. Application Deadline: June 1

NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) is seeking proposals to promote research collaboration with NASA mission directorates. Funding of up to $50,000 per award supports teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to develop innovative ideas and action plans for commercialization. Proposal Deadline: June 9

Set to launch in 2028, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will send a rotorcraft lander to explore a variety of locations on Saturn’s moon Titan. Graduate students are invited to apply for a two-year term to work with Dragonfly mission team members to conduct Titan research, help formulate Dragonfly mission science and operations plans, or assist in the development of instrumentation, hardware, or testing. Application Deadline: June 9

DEVELOP provides paid,10-week research opportunities for participants to address environmental and public policy issues through interdisciplinary research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around the globe. Application Deadline: June 13

NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) is accepting proposals from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to conduct interdisciplinary research into the impacts and benefits of future air transportation technology and infrastructure on communities. Proposal Deadline: June 16

NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate seeks proposals from students at accredited U.S. colleges and universities for new aeronautics ideas/concepts relevant to NASA aeronautics. Proposal Deadline: June 26

The University Leadership Initiative provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise leadership in proposing technical challenges, defining multidisciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative strategies to strengthen research impact. Proposal Deadline: June 26

NASA University Capstone and Senior Design Projects for the Space Grant Program invites Space Grant Program affiliates to submit proposals to engage students in collaborative research experiences. Proposal Deadline: June 27

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking to partner with U.S.-based companies, universities, and non-profit organizations to conduct technology development projects that are mutually beneficial to both the partner institution and NASA. Proposal Deadline: June 30

The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers early career and senior scientists fellowships (awarded annually up to three years) with NASA scientists and engineers. Opportunities relate to missions in Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics, engineering, human exploration and space operations, astrobiology, and science management. Application Deadline: July 1

Researchers, students, and the public are invited to register for this free, five-module course to learn about the principles of open science; how to plan, conduct, and participate in open science research projects; legal and ethical considerations when planning open science projects; and open science best practices. Registration Deadline: Sept. 30