Texas Space Grant Consortium
The Texas Space Grant Consortium is a group of 65 institutions which include universities, industrial organizations, non-profit organizations, and government agencies within Texas that are joined to ensure that the benefits of space research and technology are available to all Texans. In a broader context, the National Space Grant Program, consisting of 52 Space Grant Consortia nationwide, cooperate to achieve this goal for all Americans.
Design Challenge
Applications for the Spring 2025 Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge are closed. Learn more about this year’s topics here or check out last year’s contest on our YouTube channel.
For more information contact Tim Urban.
Fellowships and Scholarships
Graduate and undergraduate students at Texas Space Grant academic institutions are eligible to apply for a Texas Space Grant scholarship or fellowship. Learn more.
Click here to view the 2024-2025 Fellows and Scholars.
Applications will open in the Fall for the 2025-2026 academic year awards.
Build the Moon Challenge
Can your students (6th through 9th graders) help determine how to use lunar regolith to create concrete and help NASA build on the surface of the Moon?
For more information see: Build the Moon
Plant The Moon Challenge
Applications for Plant The Moon are now open.
Students conduct a unique science project, learn about space, and grow crops in Lunar or Martian simulant.
Teams from Texas are eligible to apply for TSGC funding.
For more information see https://plantthemoon.com/
Space Teams Programs
Design your own interplanetary missions! Classroom and contest versions available throughout the year.
To learn more about how middle, high school, and university students can join, click here.
K-12 Education
Texas Space Grant supports K-12 programs that get students excited about math and science through space based activities. Supported programs include Space Teams Labs, Camp SOAR, and SSEP. Learn more.
Contact
Learn about our Board of Directors.
Dr. Tim Urban, Director
urban@tsgc.utexas.edu
Talia Jurgens, Program Manager
tsgc_admin@tsgc.utexas.edu
Nina Martinez, Communications Specialist
nina.martinez@tsgc.utexas.edu
Design Challenge: designchallenge@tsgc.utexas.edu
Space Teams Labs: spaceteamslabs@tsgc.utexas.edu
Scholarships: scholarships@tsgc.utexas.edu
Fellowships: fellowships@tsgc.utexas.edu
Located at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
Texas Space Grant Consortium
10100 Burnet Road
Austin, TX 78758
University Mail Code R2200