The NASA Academy is a unique summer experience at the university level for developing future leaders of the U.S. Space Program. The program is an intensive, resident, ten-week summer experience with laboratory research work, a group project, lectures, meetings with experts and administrators, visits to NASA Centers and space-related industries, technical writing, and presentations. Students discover how NASA and its Centers operate, gain experience in world-class laboratories, participate in a team environment and build professional bonds. On graduation, Academy participants are inducted into the NASA Academy Alumni Association (NAAA) whose goal is to promote NASA, the NASA Academy, research, and space education. The 52 state-based members of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program have co-sponsored the NASA Academy since its founding in 1993. The University of Maryland, College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Science is also a Robotics Academy co-sponsor granting 4 credits to participants who successfully complete the Goddard program. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply, visit the NASA Academy web site or contact your local Space Grant Office.
Eligibility: Rising junior, senior undergraduate or at the early graduate level in accredited U.S. college or university as of May of the program year; B average (minimum); major in engineering, science (physics, chemistry, biology, earth sciences, etc.), math, computer science or other areas of interest to the aerospace program; US citizen or permanent resident (as of May of the program year).
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| Ames Research Center |
June through August |
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| Glenn Research Center |
June through August |
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| Goddard Space Flight Center |
June through August |
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| Marshall Space Flight Center |
June through August |
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