Apply for a Space Camp® Scholarship
Students
Scholarships for the Space Camp® family of programs are awarded to students who can demonstrate a financial need or academic excellence. A financial need form is included within the application, and applicants may be asked to provide additional documentation such as proof of qualification for free/reduced lunch and/or tax documentation. A school verification form is included within the application for the academic excellence scholarship.
Educators
Educators take their experiences back to their classrooms to inspire even more future explorers. Trainees in Space Academy® for Educators earn up to 45 hours of Continuing Education credit, and educators get access to their own website with lesson plans, standards, and tips needed to adapt many of the workshop activities to individual class environments. Space Academy® for Educators is offered June through July. Housing, program materials and meals are included in the tuition.
STUDENT Applicants must:
- Be 9 to 18 years old as of May 2026 and have completed grades 4 through 12 by summer 2026
- Have not attended Camp before
- Can be from anywhere on the planet!
- Answer 3 essay questions
- Design and describe a mission patch
- Describe a science project using the scientific method or engineering design process (academic excellence only)
- Depending on which scholarship is being applied for, upload a copy of the completed form provided in the application for financial need or school verification.
EDUCATOR Applicants must:
- Teach in a public or private school
- Can be from anywhere on the planet!
- Answer 2 essay questions
- STEM/STEAM educators are preferred, but all educators are welcome to apply
- Have not attended Educator Camp before