DESIGN CHALLENGE
The TSGC Design Challenge is a unique academic experience offering undergraduate students an opportunity to propose, design, and fabricate a solution toward solving research objectives of importance to NASA and its mission.
Students form and work as a team to meet their design objective over the course of one or two semesters while interacting with their faculty advisor and NASA workplace mentor. Research groups submitting Design Challenge topics provide a mentor to work with each team.
APPLICATIONS OPEN AUGUST 2025
CURRENT AND ARCHIVED
Design Challenge strives to engage students in research, invention and design; encourage students to study and seek careers in space-related fields, enable faculty to further research and teaching opportunities; and where needed, help institutions promote design projects as a complement to required course work.
Work with a NASA mentor on a project aligned with NASA goals.
$1,200 PROJECT FUNDING available per team.
Team presentations to NASA personnel.
$10,000+ in SCHOLARSHIPS awarded for team competition performance.