STEM Education and Public Engagement

STEM Education and Public Engagement is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA funds STEM education projects, teacher professional development, and public engagement activities.

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Engage students in authentic learning experiences with NASA’s people, content, and facilities. Enable students to contribute to NASA’s work in exploration and discovery through challenges and work experiences. Attract students to STEM through unique learning opportunities that spark interest and provide connections to NASA’s mission and work.

NASA STEM Engagement 2025 Impacts Find out how student work experiences, internship opportunities, engagement activities, and products helped connect students to NASA's mission, work, and people – and how these impacts are preparing students to join tomorrow's skilled technical workforce.

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As an Agency at the cutting edge of exploration, scientific discovery, and technological development, NASA believes that frequently and thoroughly examining and evaluating its programs, missions, and projects leads to future success. NASA STEM Engagement is dedicated to robust evidence-building practices.

The Office of STEM Engagement employs a performance assessment and evaluation strategy consisting of three main components: performance activities, evaluation activities, and a learning agenda. This strategy is a crucial tool for systematically gathering evidence to identify the priorities and support decision-making that will help cultivate the next generation of explorers.

Learn More About STEM Impacts Partnering With NASA STEM Engagement NASA has a rich history of collaborating across the STEM ecosystem to foster innovative student experiences that leverage mission, people, and facilities. NASA conducts strategic partnerships with a wide range of external STEM engagement stakeholder organizations.

These unfunded collaborators gain access to NASA mission data and imagery, subject matter expertise in scientific and technical disciplines connected to our Mission, and support with curation of NASA resources, products, and materials.

Through these efforts, we coordinate with industry, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations to support development of high-quality opportunities for both youth outside of the classroom and students in pre-kindergarten through graduate school.

Learn More About Partnerships Projected Solicitations and Planning Dates NASA investments in STEM engagement focus on building a future STEM workforce through program elements designed to strengthen capacity and attract, engage, and enable students to pursue STEM careers through NASA-unique opportunities.

NASA STEM Leadership and Contacts Associate Administrator for the Office of STEM Engagement Deputy Associate Administrator for the STEM Engagement Program NASA STEM Public Affairs Officers For public information and media inquires national in scope.

NASA Advisory Council STEM Engagement Committee Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Reports NASA Strategy for STEM Engagement Build the Next Generation of Explorers NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM)’s four integrated projects create pathways for students to enter the aerospace industry.

Students engage with NASA professionals and industry experts to explore how diverse education pathway, from technical training and apprenticeships to engineering degrees, can lead to high-demand careers in space exploration.

National Space Grant College and Fellowship Project A national network located in all 50 states that fosters science and engineering training, research, and industry partnerships with the goal of cultivating a skilled, innovative talent pool to advance space exploration and innovations.

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Promotes the development of a highly skilled workforce by funding hands-on research opportunities that not only prepare students for STEM jobs, but also lead to technological and innovative breakthroughs.

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