Attention Space Grant Scholars! Your adventure begins with a crucial first step. All scholarship recipients are required to attend an orientation session designed to propel your success in the program.
What to expect:
Kick-start your Space Grant experience. Your future in space exploration starts here!
Choose which session to attend:
Tuesday, September 24, 12-1 pm (on Zoom): Add to calendar
Wednesday, October 2, 4-5 pm (AERB 130): Add to calendar
Thursday, October 10, 5-6 pm (on Zoom): Add to calendar
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting your academic journey, we are updating our GPA requirement for scholarship renewal in our terms and conditions.
The new minimum GPA requirement is 2.9 for scholarship renewal. Effective starting this Winter Quarter 2024.
And our policy continues that there is no minimum GPA required to initially apply for a scholarship.
If you would like to explore tutoring and other academic resources to maintain or exceed this GPA requirement, our Space Grant staff are here for you. Simply email us to schedule an appointment.
We hope this news brings a sense of encouragement and empowerment to those who may have found the previous GPA requirement challenging. We are here to support you on your academic journey and believe that this adjustment will contribute to a more inclusive and supportive educational experience.
Should you have any questions or concerns about this change or wish to schedule an appointment to discuss academic resources, please don’t hesitate to reach out to nasa@uw.edu. Your success is our priority.
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Terms and Conditions are updated as follows:
Student application deadline: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Friday, March 6, 2026 at 12 pm (noon). Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium is a federally-funded workforce development program that supports students studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) in Washington State. Washington Space Grant opportunities are open and available to all STEM students. Our commitment stands to broaden and enhance access for all, including
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NASA is proud to celebrate Career Technical Education (CTE) Month! We recognizethe tremendous value of career technical education in preparing students for successful jobs that drive our nation’s economy and fuel breakthrough innovation. Building Humanity’s Future in Space Through Technical Excellence Date: February 12, 2026Time: 1:00 – 1:50PM ESTRegistration Deadline: February 3, 2026 at 11:59PM EST Meet the Professionals Shaping Space
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Summer 2026 Business Development Engineering Software Winter 2026 Business Development Engineering Software At Stoke, we believe that a thriving space economy leads to a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we are building our fully and rapidly reusable vehicle, Nova. It is designed to fly daily and solve the core challenges of space transportation –
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Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more. The Role Software Engineers at Palantir build software at scale to transform how organizations around the world use data. As
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The French Embassy in the United States is launching the Lafayette Fellowship, a new scholarship program designed to support the next generation of young leaders with a strong interest in the transatlantic relationship. Launching on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence and celebrating the French-American friendship, the Lafayette Fellowship will fund one year of
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Kapta Space, a VC-funded early-stage startup in Seattle, WA, is breaking new ground in Geospatial Intelligence. Our technology centers around a proven, scalable electronically-steered radar for sophisticated spaceborne applications such as earth observation using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) techniques, as well as enabling advanced defense missions such as target tracking. We are looking to foster mutually beneficial internship opportunities which
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NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) paid internships allow high school and college-level students to contribute to the agency’s mission to advance science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration. OSTEM internships offer students an opportunity to gain practical work experience while working side-by-side with mentors who are research scientists, engineers, and individuals from many other professions. Internships may be full time
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National prize for all graduate and/or post-doc fellows. The Schweickart Prize is awarded to an individual or team of graduate students and/or post-doc fellows for their innovative ideas and their potential for leadership in the advancement of planetary defense. The prize offers a $10,000 unrestricted cash award. If interested, you will need to complete the pre-application form to start the
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Each year our students participate in hands-on opportunities, from research in labs at colleges around the state to internships with local private industries or in NASA centers across the country.
These are the presenters from our 2023 Poster Symposium:
Faculty adviser(s): T.J. Fudge
Graduate mentor(s): Olivia Truax (Postdoc)
Department: Earth & Space Sciences
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Dr. Monika Moskal, Dr. Meghan Halabisky
Graduate mentor(s):
Department: College of the Environment
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Ed Habtour, Adam P. Summers
Graduate mentor(s): Bart Boom
Departments: Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Bradley Paul Lipovsky, University of Washington, Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Graduate mentor(s): John-Morgan ManosDepartment: School of Oceanography and Department of Physics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Renata Bura
Graduate mentor(s): Anna Fall
Department: Bioresource Science and Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Peter Ward, Frederick Dooley
Department: Biology
Affiliate: University of Washington
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, ENGRUD
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Renata Bura
Graduate mentor(s): Anna Fall
Department: Bioresource Science and Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Alison Gray
Graduate mentor(s): Katy Christensen
Department: Applied Mathematics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Dr. Wendy E. Thomas
Graduate mentor(s): Casey L. Kiyohara
Department: Bioengineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Alexander Mamishev
Graduate mentor(s): Harris Nakajima
Departments: Materials Science and Engineering, ENGRUD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Douglas Reed
Graduate mentor(s):
Department: Chemistry
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Dr. Kristi Morgansen
Graduate mentor(s): Harry Furey-Soper
Department: Peninsula College
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Vikram Iyer
Graduate mentor(s): Kyle Johnson, Vicente Arroyos, Yash Talwekar
Departments: Computer Science and Enginering and Mechanical Engineering Technology
Affiliates: University of Washington and Central Washington University
Faculty adviser(s): Youngjun Choe
Graduate mentor(s): Ribhu Sengupta
Department: Statistics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Cole DeForest
Graduate mentor(s): Murial Ross
Department: Bioengineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Youngjun Choe
Graduate mentor(s): Ribhu Sengupta
Department: Mathematics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Alvar Saenz Otero
Graduate mentor(s): Vicente Arroyos
Departments: Industrial and Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Karen Leung
Graduate mentor(s): Harris Nakajima
Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Professor Kristi Morgansen
Graduate mentor(s): Harry Furey-Soper
Department: Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Affiliates: University of Washington, Everett College
Faculty adviser(s): Alvar Saenz Otero
Graduate mentor(s): Vicente Arroyos
Departments: Industrial and Systems Engineering, Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Kristi Morgansen
Graduate mentor(s): Harry Furey-Soper
Department: Computer Science
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Maxwell Parsons
Departments: Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): François Ribalet, E. Virginia Armbrust
Department: School of Oceanography
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Kristi Morgansen
Graduate mentor(s): Harry Furey-Soper
Department: Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate: Seattle Central College, University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Sarah Tuttle
Graduate mentor(s): Alexander Pineda
Department: ENGRUD
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Professor Uri Shumlak
Graduate mentor(s): Aqil Khairi, Harry Furey-Soper, Jeff Peachman
Department: ENGRUD
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Professor Sarah Tuttle
Graduate mentor(s): Alexander Pineda, Kyle Johnson
Department: Computer Science, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Atmospheric Sciences, Geography, Environmental Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Karen Leung
Graduate mentor(s): Harris Nakajima
Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Kristi Morgansen
Graduate mentor(s): Harry Furey-Soper
Department: Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering
Affiliate: Bellevue College, University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Kristi Morgansen
Graduate mentor(s): Harry Furey-Soper
Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Affiliate: Everett Community College
Faculty adviser(s): Wendy E Thomas, Nathan J Sniadecki
Graduate mentor(s): Ava Obenaus
Department: Bioengineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Daniela Rosner, Julie Kientz
Graduate mentor(s): Jay Little Cunningham, Kevin Shao
Department: Computer Science
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Meredith Redd, Michael Regnier
Department: Bioengineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Kristi Morgansen
Graduate mentor(s): Nicholas Andrews, Joshua Cheng
Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Uri Shumlak
Graduate mentor(s): Harry Furey-Soper, Tahiyat Rahman
Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Affliliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Becky Alexander
Graduate mentor(s): Alli Moon, Ursula Jongebloed, Yuk Chun Chan, Shuting Zhai
Department: Atmospheric Science
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Dr. Carl Knowlen
Graduate mentor(s): John Correy
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Ansel Neunzert, Joey Key
Departments: Physics, Astronomy
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Paola Rodriguez Hidalgo
Graduate mentor(s): Lauryn Williams
Department: Physics, Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Vikram Iyer
Graduate mentor(s): Shirley Xue
Department: Computer Science & Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Michael Lagunoff
Graduate mentor(s): Lyndsey Moore
Department: Biochemistry
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Vikram Iyer
Graduate mentor(s): Vicente Arroyos, Kyle Johnson
Department: Computer Science
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Robert Breidenthal
Graduate mentor(s): Fiona Spencer, John Correy
Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Nathan J. Sniadecki
Graduate mentor(s): Harris Nakajima, Ava Obenaus
Department: Biology, Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Owen Williams
Graduate mentor(s): John Correy
Department: Aeronautics & Astronautics, Physics Affiliates: Seattle Central College, University of Washington, Central Washington University, Everett Community College
Faculty adviser(s): Sam Rayner, MD and Ying Zheng, PhD
Department: Bioengineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Vikram Iyer
Graduate mentor(s): Kyle Johnson, Vincente Arroyos
Department: Electrical Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Carl Knowlen
Graduate mentor(s): John Correy
Department: Aeronautics and Astronautics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Uri Shumlak
Graduate mentor(s): Aqil Khairi
Department: ENGRUD
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Daniela Rosner
Graduate mentor(s): Jay Cunningham
Department: Human Centered Design & Engineering, Informatics
Affiliate: University of Washington
Faculty adviser(s): Dwayne Arola, Navid Zobeiry
Graduate mentor(s): Colin Marquis Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Affiliate: University of Washington
Affiliate: North Seattle College
Eight teams of college students will arrive on the University of Washington campus Aug. 19 to go to the moon – or at least a simulated version of it.
In 2020, UW received a nearly $500,000 grant to run one of NASA’s Artemis Student Challenges in which participants turn a model lunar lava tube into a habitat suitable for housing humans on the moon or Mars.
Six university-based programs were funded through NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, which aims to build knowledge and introduce students to critical topics and technologies related to the Artemis program.
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has a launch window of Aug. 29-Sept. 5 and will be an uncrewed test mission for a program that will eventually send humans to the lunar surface. Meanwhile, at UW, student teams will put their rovers through a lunar challenge course to generate maps, locate resources and seal off tubes as potential living quarters.
Please read the full article at UW News.
And join us Friday, August 19, 2022, to watch the teams put their robots to the test!
