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How to Apply to the Lunabotics Challenge

A team from Iowa accepts its Artemis grand prize award during NASA’s Lunabotics competition on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the Center for Space Education near the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

Eligibility

The schools shall:
  • Be accredited Institutions.
  • Enroll one (1) team per school only. 
  • Be a post high school, vocational/technical schools, colleges, universities, etc.
  • Be in the United States, its Commonwealths, territories and or possessions.
Students shall:
  • Be 18 years old at either registration point.
  • Not be minors when registering on the STEM Gateway Website.
  • Be currently enrolled and in good standing with their school.
  • Be from the same school as their team.
  • Participate on one team.
The Teams shall:
  • Have its own working robot(s).
  • Have at least two (2) undergraduate and graduate students.
  • The number of students on the team is at the discretion of the school.
  • Students who have graduated in the same semester/quarter as this challenge are eligible to be on the team.
The Faculty / Advisor shall:
  • Supervise the team as to the spirit and intent of the Guidebook.
  • Be employed by the institution and authorized to represent it.
  • Cannot be a part of the team.

How to Apply

The application window has now closed. Please check back in the fall for more information.

Complete the following steps to submit a Challenge Application in NASA STEM Gateway:

  1. Login OR Create a Customized Profile – Create an account for access to additional functionality and curated experiences.
  2. Choose the Challenge Opportunity – The challenge opportunity will only be accessible during the active (open) application period.
  3. Click on the Apply button in the upper-right corner and complete the application.  

Note: The team lead starts the application process and will be the responsible party to upload the Application Package to the STEM Gateway Website.

The following deliverables are required to apply to Lunabotics [use the following format to name your PDF files, Deliverable Name-School Name (not your team name)]:

  • Statement of Support
    SOS-School Name
  • Statement of Rights of Use
    SRU-School Name
  • Project Management Plan
    PMP-School Name

The team lead will be notified of the application status.

See the Timeline for due dates.

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