NASA MINDS
NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Innovative New Designs for Space (MINDS) is a multi-semester undergraduate level challenge that provides funds to student and faculty teams from Minority Serving Institutions to design and build prototypes for technologies needed in support of our Artemis mission.
Event Dates
April 29-30, 2025
Event Location
Online
Eligibility
Classified as a MSI
Grade Levels
College and University
How To Apply
Applications for the 2026 Challenge will open September 2025.
Do you have a brilliant idea? Do you want to assist NASA with the Artemis mission? NASA MINDS wants to provide college students at Minority Serving Institutions with funding for your design projects!
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Rules and Rubrics Guidebook
The 2025 Guidebook is now available.
The 2025 presentation dates have been changed to April
29-April 30, 2025. The 2025 award ceremony has been changed to May 2, 2025, 3:00 EST.
For additional information about the 2025 NASA MINDS Challenge, send an email to: ksc-nasa-minds@mail.nasa.gov.
Timeline
The 2025 presentation dates have been changed to April 29-April 30, 2025. The 2025 award ceremony has been changed to May 2, 2025, 3:00 EST.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Check the FAQs for logistic and general questions received from team members.
Please direct questions and inquiries regarding registration, event operations, or logistics to ksc-nasa-minds@mail.nasa.gov.
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Technology Spec Sheets
Spec Sheets are technologies that NASA is seeking to advance to support the Artemis Mission.
Projects proposed to NASA MINDS are NOT limited to these technologies. The spec sheets are simply examples of potential technologies and the specifications associated with them.
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Join Artemis!
Authentic, hands-on learning experiences give students in middle school all the way through graduate school a chance to flex their design and engineering skills as they build and launch high-powered rockets, design robots capable of mining the Moon’s surface or traversing difficult lunar terrain, create human-powered rovers, and test technologies and tools to assist future astronauts working on the Moon.
Learn More about Join Artemis!
NASA Contact
Theresa Martinez, NASA MINDS Activity Manager
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Email: ksc-nasa-minds@mail.nasa.gov
