The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition is an educational astronomy competition open to students from around the world. In three rounds, students use their problem-solving skills and expand their knowledge through diverse astronomy and astrophysics problems. This year’s awards include telescopes signed by astronaut Frank De Winne and Nobel Prize laureates François Englert, Gerard ‘t Hooft, Michel Mayor, and Didier Queloz. The submission deadline for this year’s Qualification Round is Sunday, 17 April 2026. The problem sets, flyers, and posters are available online.
Posted 26 March 2026
The Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) invites the scientific community to submit experiment proposals in the fields of geosciences, engineering & robotics, planetary surface operations, and life sciences including astrobiology, human factors in a 2-stage call: a draft summary proposal to be sent to amadee27@oewf.org by 24 January 2026; a full proposal to be sent no later than 23 February 2026. Full details here.
The Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) informs COSPAR that the China National Space Administration (CNSA) Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center has officially announced the availability of lunar research samples from the Chang’E-5 mission. International loan applications are now open to the global scientific community. Interested institutions and researchers are invited to access detailed information and submit applications through the following official channels:
- Official website of CNSA:
https://www.cnsa.gov.cn/english/index.html
- Direct access to the Lunar Sample Release System:
http://124.17.81.212:8081/moondataEng
The deadline for applications is 30 November 2025.
Posted 30 October 2025
The International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition is an educational astronomy competition open to students from around the world. In three rounds, students use their problem-solving skills and expand their knowledge through diverse astronomy and astrophysics problems. This year’s prizes include telescopes signed by the astronaut Frank De Winne and Nobel Prize laureates François Englert, Michel Mayor, Gerard ‘t Hooft and Didier Queloz. The submission deadline for this year’s Qualification Round is Friday, 4 July 2025. Resources such as problem sets, flyers, and posters can be accessed on our website: https://iaac.space. Questions to outreach@iaac.space
Posted 23 June 2025
International Space Science and Scientific Payload Competition (ISSSP2025). Students (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral) are warmly invited to enroll directly on the ISSSP official website. For more details, please check the following link (the enroll deadline is 30th June, 2025).
https://smex-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.apsco.int%2fhtml%2fcomp1%2fcontent%2fAnnouncement%2f2025%2d05%2d26%2f24%2d742%2d1.shtml&umid=a29e0776-81c8-4f9c-bf83-bcac17c2c794&auth=a5e86de1437e24765d10f8b87a8d5469332ebec4-acfc4e20c9206ee8c7bb780410e5f6e0b0000add
Posted 26 May 2025
TWAS is offering a cash prize of $100,000: the TWAS Apex Award, which rewards a scientist from a developing country in the Global South, as part of the celebrations, led by UNESCO, for the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Deadline: 15 May 2025
Posted 16 April 2025
The Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Japan, seeks for partner institutions for the ISEE International Joint Laboratory Project (IJLP) for international collaborative research through matching funds. The IJLP project types are: (a) One postdoctoral researcher who is employed by ISEE visits the partner institution for one month per year for collaborative research. The cost of the visit will be supported by the partner institution. (b) One postdoctoral researcher who is employed by partner institution visits ISEE for one month per year for collaborative research. The cost of the visit will be supported by ISEE. More details of this opportunity can be found at https://www.isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/AO_ISEE_joint_lab_program_250131_final.pdf. If your institution is interested in this joint project, please submit your letter of intent by March 15, 2025.
Posted 31 January 2025
ISSI/ISSI-BJ 2025 Joint Call for Proposals for International Teams in Space and Earth Sciences. Deadline 13 March 2025.
Posted 13 January 2025