SPACE EDUCATION-RELATED CONTESTS & COMPETITIONS

PETE CONRAD SPIRIT OF INNOVATION AWARD
Competition to create a concept that will benefit
the personal spaceflight industry or lunar exploration
for high school students
http://www.conradfoundation.org
(click on Pete Conrad Award)

INTERNATIONAL SPACE SETTLEMENT DESIGN COMPETITION
For high school students worldwide
www.spaceset.org

JOINT NASA/NSS STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST
For 6-12 grade students
http://www.nss.org/settlement/nasa/Contest/index.html

NASA CENTENNIAL CHALLENGES
For university students & adults,
with some high school involvement
centennialchallenges.nasa.gov

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROCKETRY
Model rocket competition for all ages
www.nar.org

NATIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE
and TEAMS Competition
JETS: Junior Engineering Technical Society
For U.S. high school students
www.jets.org

SPACE DAY
International events for all grade levels
www.spaceday.org

TEAM AMERICA ROCKET CHALLENGE
Model rocketry for middle & high school students
http://www.aia-aerospace.org/tarc
 
THE GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE
International competition for high school & college students
moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov

 TOY CHALLENGE
Sally Ride Science
For 5-8 grade students
www.toychallenge.com
 
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ROBOTIC COMPETITIONS 

BEST ROBOTICS COMPETITION
For U.S. middle & high school students
www.bestinc.org

BOTBALL EDUCATION ROBOTICS PROGRAM
International competitions for middle & high school students
www.botball.org
 
FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION
International competitions for all ages
www.usfirst.org

                                                                          -  Barbara David