SCOPE-NM Cohort

SCOPE-NM is training the next generation of space leaders in New Mexico. Through a series of workshops, students will gain domain knowledge, career readiness and leadership skills, PLUS get paired with a mentor to learn more about a day-in-the-life working for the space sector! Participation is FREE and no prior knowledge or experience with space is required!

• Check us out in the UNM Front Page Newsroom! (Also in the Albuquerque Business Journal!)
• Visit our websitefor more information!

Raven Otero-Symphony started this project to make space more accessible for New Mexicans after my space career lifted off. Now, Raven is a Via Satellite Rising Star and UNM Space Sustainable Research Grand Challenge Advisory Board Member looking to give back to the community!

Available to undergraduate students of ALL majors!

Students: Apply here!

Deadline: Sept. 1, 2024 

Brooke Owens Fellowship Program

Interested in a career in aerospace? The Brooke Owens Fellowship provides paid internships (in engineering, business, journalism, communications, and more) and executive mentorship to women and gender minorities in the aerospace industry. The application is currently open until October 7th.

Why apply? Fellows have interned at over 30 host companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin. Each cohort also convenes for a 3-day summit in July to build connections with their class and network with top aerospace professionals. In addition to a paid internship and summit experience, fellows are matched with executive mentors— think CEOs and astronauts! 

Interested? Take a look at our FAQs! We also suggest taking a look at the application as soon as possible to request recommendations and start thinking about your application pieces. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Looking forward to seeing your application!

University Student Design Challenge at NASA's Glenn Research Center

NASA's Glenn Research Center is hosting its annual University Student Design Challenge (USDC). The USDC comprises aeronautics-themed projects and space-themed projects, all of which encourage teams of participating students to use out-of-box approaches to solve specific problems to benefit NASA mission needs. Teams of three or more students work with a faculty advisor and NASA technical experts to research and develop solutions to one of the mission-defined challenges proposed by NASA.

Top teams will be invited to present their designs to an audience of senior leadership and personnel at NASA Glenn.

Audience: Full-time junior and senior undergraduate students at accredited U.S. academic institutions.

Registration Deadline: Oct. 11, 2024

Contact: grc-university-design-challenge@mail.nasa.gov 

NASA MUREP Innovation and Technology Transfer Idea Competition

The NASA Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC) invites students from all fields of study to rise to the challenge of creating new and innovative solutions to benefit their community and the world. MITTIC provides an opportunity for students to gain and showcase entrepreneurial skills and a place for faculty to discover other NASA opportunities.

Top teams are invited to pitch their ideas in the Space2Pitch competition as part of a three-day on-site experience at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Winners will receive $20,000 for first place and $10,000 for second place.

Audience: Student teams enrolled at Minority Serving Institutions

Fall 2024 Submission Deadline: Oct.16, 2024

Contact: HQ-MITTIC@mail.nasa.gov

2025 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC)

In-space propulsion systems utilizing cryogenic liquids as propellants are necessary to achieve NASA’s exploration missions to the Moon and Mars. In current state-of-the-art human scale, in-space propulsion vehicles, cryogenic liquids can be stored for several hours. For the planned Human Landing System mission architecture, cryogenic liquids must be stored on-orbit for several months.

NASA’s 2025 HuLC Competition asks student teams to develop innovative, systems-level solutions to understand and mitigate potential problems, and mature advanced cryogenic fluid technologies that can be implemented within three to five years. Based on a review of proposal package submissions, up to 12 teams will be selected to receive a monetary award to further develop their concept and facilitate full participation in the HuLC Forum, held in Huntsville, Alabama, in June 2025.

Audience: Undergraduate and graduate students attending accredited U.S.-based community colleges, colleges, and universities

Optional Notice of Intent Deadline: Oct. 16, 2024

Q&A Session: Nov. 7

Entry Proposal and Video Submission Deadline: March 3, 2025

Contact: hulc@nianet.org