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NSS Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlement Contest 2027
National Space Society
Students design a permanent space settlement and submit a detailed report individually or in teams.
Fixed deadline
Feb 15, 2027, 03:00 PM GMT+5
99 days left
Kazakhstan time
Eligibility
- Kazakhstan status
- Global rules include Kazakhstan
- Official requirements
- Students from anywhere in the world in grade 12 or below.
- Age / grade
- Grade 12 or below
Participation
- Participation type
- Multiple
- Team size
- Individual, small team of 2–5, or large team of 6–12 students
- Format
- Online
- Location
- Online submission
- Expected commitment
- Not stated by organizer
- Travel
- No travel required for the online stage
Deadline
- Deadline type
- Fixed deadline
- Organizer time
- Feb 15, 2:00 AM PST
- Kazakhstan time
- Feb 15, 2027, 03:00 PM GMT+5
- Time remaining
- 99 days left
Cost & funding
- Cost status
- Paid
- Cost details
- $15 entry fee per submission; hardship waivers are available.
- Funding status
- Financial aid
- Coverage
- A hardship entry-fee waiver is available. The top ISDC-attending entry may receive a $5,000 scholarship; travel is not automatically funded.
What you need to apply
- Detailed written report
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