RockOn! is a hands-on workshop teaching participants how to create a sounding rocket experiment from scratch over a 5-day period and then launching it into space on the 6th day of the workshop. This is a team experience and takes place at Wallops.
The workshop is designed for college students and faculty. There are no prerequisites for participants. Anything needed to be successful at the workshop will be taught at the workshop. The workshop is expected to take place from June 20– 25, 2025 with launch expected on June 26, 2025.
Team size is 3 people (2 students and 1 faculty member). Each team builds one RockOn experiment. All experiments will fly on the rocket and into space. You must sign-up as a community college or university team; no individual registrations will be accepted.

Please note that RockOn will be limited to 28 teams. Teams will be able to apply up to the deadline, followed by a down select.
For more information & to apply now, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/wallops/stem/rock-on/

In partnership with the National Science Foundation, NASA’s Science and Space Technology Mission Directorates offer a new pathway to participate in Innovation Corps (I-Corps). The NASA I-Corps Pilot aims to accelerate the transition of promising ideas from the lab to the marketplace, while encouraging collaboration between academia and industry. The NASA I-Corps Pilot will support teams with access to training in innovation and entrepreneurship skills through a grant, up to $10K, and the opportunity to apply for an additional $40K.

Proposals may be submitted at any time through March 28, 2025, but applications will be reviewed in intervals on the following dates: Sept. 13, 2024, Jan. 24, 2025, and March 28, 2025.

Audience: Teams with at least two members from higher education (two- to four-year institutions) or nonprofit institutions
Next Proposal Deadline: Jan. 24, 2025
Contact: margaret.a.yancey@nasa.gov

Audience: Students in grades K-12
Entry Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025
Contact: support@futureengineers.org

The Power to Explore Student Challenge invites K-12 students to dream up a new space mission powered by a Radioisotope Power System (RPS) to any moon in our solar system. The writing contest is open to individual students attending U.S. public, private, charter, or home schools – including those in U.S. territories and schools operated by the U.S. for American personnel overseas. Forty-five semifinalists will receive an RPS prize pack, nine finalists will receive an exclusive virtual session with a NASA expert, and three winners will be awarded a trip for two to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Every student who enters will receive an invitation to a virtual event with NASA experts to learn about what powers the NASA workforce to dream big and explore.

Application Deadline: Mar. 31, 2025

This scholarship is for students enrolled in Kansas colleges, universities, or vocational-technical schools who are dedicated to advancing fields related to space sciences, human spaceflight, rocketry, or spacecraft mission design.

The Ad Astra Kansas Foundation focuses on high-tech and space-tech research in Kansas and on promoting STEM education within the state. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) educational corporation in Kansas.

Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded: one to a graduate student and one to a full-time undergraduate student.

This $3 million competition focuses on the design and development of recycling solutions that can reduce solid, inorganic waste and improve the sustainability of longer-term lunar missions. We're looking for innovative thinkers, engineers, students, scientists, hobbyists, and enthusiasts to revolutionize how we manage resources in space and inspire better approaches for terrestrial recycling here on Earth. The competition spans two phases over about three years, and teams can participate in either (or both!) competition tracks: prototype build or digital twin.

Informational webinars that outline the details of the challenge and its rules, desired outcomes, and submission processcan be found on social media and at the link above.

EONS is an omnibus announcement that includes a range of NASA STEM Engagement opportunities for basic and applied science and technology research and education. Specific opportunities with individual requirements and milestones will be added periodically throughout the year as appendices to this solicitation as funds are made available for new awards. EONS opportunities are announced via the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) website and Grants.gov and prospective proposers are required to be registered on NSPIRES. Visit the EONS Grant Forecasting page to view upcoming or newly added opportunities throughout the year.