Rewards & Awards

Your Achievement Deserves to Be Celebrated!

Complete and submit your NASA Space Apps Cambridge Challenge project or presentation through NASA's official platform before 11:59 PM Eastern Time on November 15, 2026, to unlock an extraordinary range of rewards, recognition, and opportunities.*

🏅 Certificates, Badges & NASA Goodies

✦ Official NASA Space Apps Certificate of Participation

✦ NASA Space Apps Cambridge Certificate of Accomplishment

✦ Digital achievement badges to share on social media and LinkedIn

✦ NASA stickers, T-shirts, and special goodies

✦ Special Thanksgiving digital gift

🌎 Innovation Community

✦ Membership in the NASA Space Apps Cambridge Innovation Community

✦ Connections with innovators, mentors, and industry leaders

✦ Invitations to exclusive gatherings and networking events

✦ Opportunities for collaboration, internships, and career exploration

🎓 Humansphere Emerging Innovators Fellowship

An exclusive six-month fellowship for eligible students who complete and submit their NASA Challenge projects

✦ Leadership and career mentoring

✦ Access to a network of 50+ companies, graduate programs, research institutions, and cultural organizations

✦ Exclusive field learning journeys and professional development experiences

✦ Internship, career, and research exploration

✦ Interdisciplinary learning and innovation experiences

🌕 Exclusive Community Learning Experiences

✦ CEO fireside chats and conversations with industry leaders

✦ Expert workshops and mentoring sessions

✦ Field learning journeys with partner organizations

✦ Special preparation and mentoring for the $1 Million Moon Base Student Challenge

📖 Get Published!

✦ Opportunity to be featured with your work in our 2027 hardcover book, NASA Space Apps Cambridge: The Next Frontier

✦ Share your innovations with future collaborators, schools, and employers

🏆 NASA Global Awards

✦ Opportunity to be selected as a NASA Global Nominee

✦ Advancement to NASA's international awards process

✦ Recognition on the global stage

🥇 NASA Space Apps Cambridge Local Awards

✦ More than a dozen Local Awards celebrating creativity, innovation, imagination, and impact

✦ Recognition for outstanding projects across challenges and disciplines

✦ All eligible, on-time submissions will considered. (No late submission will be accepted.)

🎓 Special Campus Awards — Top 3 Projects

For academic institutions with at least 10 completed NASA Challenge project submissions by November 15

✦ Three outstanding projects will be recognized from each qualifying institution

🥇 First Place — Best Campus Project

🥈 Second Place — First Runner-Up

🥉 Third Place — Second Runner-Up

✨ Your creativity is your ticket. Take part, create something, and open new doors to your future. ✨

Register and join us at NASA Space Apps Cambridge