Aerospace & Space Programs & Competitions for High School Students

Programs tagged “Aerospace & Space” in our catalog. A topic tag helps you find them; it does not settle cost, eligibility, format, location, dates, who runs a program, or whether it is open.

Open an entry to read what it holds, then confirm the details on the official program page before acting.

36 published catalog entries match this page; the 30 most relevant are featured below; 7 can be done online.

Catalog entries

Browse 30 catalog programs:

• NASA Student Launch Challenge — SLI Division — Catalog organization: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Office of STEM Engagement — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Texas Aerospace Scholars — Junior Experience — Catalog organization: NASA Johnson Space Center Office of STEM Engagement — Cost: Free
• NASA HUNCH (High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware) — Catalog organization: NASA HUNCH — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• University of Nevada, Reno Engineering Summer Camps — Catalog organization: University of Nevada, Reno College of Engineering
• NASA TechRise Student Challenge — Catalog organization: NASA / Future Engineers
• Genes in Space — Catalog organization: Genes in Space (miniPCR bio and Boeing)
• Underline Space Roundtable — Catalog organization: Space Minds Center
• EAA Air Academy — Catalog organization: Experimental Aircraft Association — Cost: $300–$1,700
• NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative — Catalog organization: NASA
• NASA App Development Challenge — Catalog organization: NASA Next Gen STEM, Johnson Space Center
• Lockheed Martin Code Quest — Catalog organization: Lockheed Martin Corporation
• NASA Lunabotics Challenge — Catalog organization: NASA
• NSS Gerard K. O'Neill Space Settlement Contest — Catalog organization: National Space Society — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: February 15, 2027
• NASA International Space Apps Challenge — Catalog organization: NASA Science Mission Directorate and Space Agency Partners
• Civil Air Patrol Cadet Programs — Catalog organization: Civil Air Patrol
• NASA OSTEM Internships — Current High-School Eligibility Notice — Catalog organization: NASA Office of STEM Engagement — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• Astronaut Scholarship — Catalog organization: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• StellarXplorers Space Systems Competition — Catalog organization: Air & Space Forces Association — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• U.S. Air Force Academy Summer Seminar — Catalog organization: U.S. Air Force Academy — Cost: $300
• Air Force ROTC High School Scholarship Program (HSSP) — Catalog organization: U.S. Air Force ROTC — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: December 10, 2026
• The American Rocketry Challenge — Catalog organization: Aerospace Industries Association and partner organizations — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• AFRL Scholars Program (High School) — Catalog organization: Air Force Research Laboratory / Universities Space Research Association
• International Aerospace Camp — Catalog organization: University of North Dakota
• NASA Exoplanet Watch — Catalog organization: NASA's Universe of Learning and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Student Astronaut Challenge — Catalog organization: Student Astronaut Challenge
• UW Teton STEM Academy — Catalog organization: Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium, University of Wyoming
• Delaware Aerospace Academy Overnight Camp — Catalog organization: Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF)
• Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars (ISAS) — Catalog organization: Idaho Department of Education — Deadline: October 25, 2026
• Cosmosphere Ad Astra Overnight Camps — Catalog organization: Cosmosphere
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center Student Space Camp Programs — Catalog organization: U.S. Space & Rocket Center — Cost: $1,799–$1,999 · Deadline: Rolling applications

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