Goddard Space Club Scholars Program
The agency’s main goals are to inspire and motivate students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to engage the public in shaping and sharing the experience of exploration and discovery.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has partnered with the National Space Club & Foundation to offer a six-week program for high school students within a 50 mile radius of Goddard in Greenbelt, Md., or NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va. The Space Club Scholars program provides students an in-person educational opportunity at NASA.
Program Eligibility:
To be eligible for this program, students must meet the following criteria:
- At time of application, enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 and in good standing; Must have completed Sophomore year (10th grade) in high school by the starting date of the program;
- Must be 16 years of age by the starting date of the program;
- Must be a U.S. citizen;
- Must live and maintain a permanent residence within commuting distance (50 miles) of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., or NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA (unweighted) on a 4.0 scale
Program Dates:
Participants will be required to be onsite (Greenbelt, Md. or Wallops Island, Va.) from June 30 through Aug. 8. This program requires students to work five days per week on their project, without any time off. Students will not work on July 4, which is a federal holiday.
How to Apply:
- Create an account in NASA’s STEM Gateway
- Upload a copy of your current transcript.
- Upload a resume.
- Review the list of projects and apply to all projects that you are interested! Projects are located in STEM Gateway and linked below. You can alternatively find all the projects by entering “space club” (include quotation marks) in the Search All Opportunities field.
Summer 2025 Projects:
Use the links below to apply in STEM Gateway to the Summer 2025 projects.
Greenbelt, Md. location:
Wallops Island, Va. location:
- To be announced
Contact:
For more information about the Space Club Scholars program, contact the coordinator, Jeremy Davis, jdavis@spaceclub.org, or visit: https://www.spaceclub.org/education/scholars.html
