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Vast x Explorers Club Grant

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Agency
Vast and The Explorers Club
Funding
$20,000 – $25,000
Deadline
February 15, 2026 (6 days remaining)
Status
Active
Eligibility
Early-career and established researchers, technologists, explorers; laboratory or field-based projects with clear objectives

About This Grant

Vast x Explorers Club Grant is sponsored by Vast and The Explorers Club. Supports researchers, technologists, and explorers advancing understanding of space environments including the Moon, with projects on human adaptation and space habitats that could encompass lunar regolith processing for manufacturing. This program should be reviewed carefully against your organization's mission, staffing capacity, timeline, and compliance readiness before you commit resources to a full application. Strong submissions usually translate sponsor priorities into concrete objectives, clear implementation milestones, and measurable public benefit.

For planning purposes, treat February 15, 2026 as your working submission target unless the sponsor publishes an updated notice. A competitive project plan should include a documented need statement, implementation approach, evaluation framework, risk controls, and a realistic budget narrative. Even when a grant allows broad program design, reviewers still expect credible evidence that the proposed work can be executed within the grant period and with appropriate accountability.

Current published award information indicates $20,000 – $25,000 Organizations should verify the final funding range, matching requirements, and allowability rules directly in the official opportunity materials before preparing a budget. Finance and program teams should align early so direct costs, indirect costs, staffing assumptions, procurement timelines, and reporting obligations all remain consistent throughout drafting and post-award administration.

Eligibility guidance for this opportunity is: Early-career and established researchers, technologists, explorers; laboratory or field-based projects with clear objectives If your organization has partnerships, subrecipients, or collaborators, define responsibilities and compliance ownership before submission. Reviewers often look for implementation credibility, so letters of commitment, prior performance evidence, and a clear governance model can materially strengthen the application narrative and reduce concerns about delivery risk.

A practical approach is to begin with a focused readiness review, then build a workback schedule from the sponsor deadline. Confirm required attachments, registration dependencies, and internal approval checkpoints early. This reduces last-minute issues and improves submission quality. For the most accurate requirements, always rely on the official notice and primary source links associated with Vast x Explorers Club Grant.

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Contact us Vast x Explorers Club Grant Humanity is on the edge of a new era in space. The Vast x Explorers Club Grant is designed to support the bold thinkers, curious builders, and determined explorers who are helping make life beyond Earth possible. This program fuels research that brings us closer to living, working, and thriving in space—whether in low Earth orbit, on the Moon, or on Mars.

Scientists, engineers, technologists, and explorers conducting innovative research that deepens our understanding of space environments and human adaptation beyond Earth are encouraged to apply.

Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station.

Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches in 2026, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030.

With more than 1,000 employees at its Long Beach, California headquarters and over a billion dollars in private capital invested, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

We welcome proposals that advance our understanding of how humans can live safely and sustainably in space, including work in: Human habitability and life-support systems in space Closed-loop ecological or biological systems Materials or technologies for space habitats Space medicine and human performance Radiation protection and human health Psychological and sociocultural aspects of isolation or long-duration missions Open to early-career and established researchers, technologists, and explorers from any discipline relevant to space science or human adaptation beyond Earth.

Applicants must be leading or supporting an active project with clear objectives, deliverables, and measurable outcomes. Early-career applicants should be prepared to provide an endorsement from a mentor or experienced project lead. Both field-based and laboratory-based projects are eligible.

Grant awards can be applied to existing research efforts to expand data collection opportunities. Note: This grant does not include flights to space for people or hardware.

Clear relevance to advancing human space exploration Scientific merit, innovation, and feasibility within the proposed schedule and budget Potential for lasting impact on future space missions or space-based research Demonstrated capability to execute the project (experience, team, partnerships, or institutional support) Award Amount: $20,000–$25,000 per grant Application Deadline: February 15, 2026 Announcement: Recipients announced mid-April Applications are due February 15, 2026 Open to early-career and established researchers, technologists, and explorers from any discipline relevant to space science or human adaptation beyond Earth.

Vast x Explorers Club Grant " * " indicates required fields INSTRUCTIONS & GUIDELINES We strongly recommend downloading the form as a worksheet before beginning to fill it in online . Once you are ready to submit your application, it's advisable to set aside two hours (at least) to complete the online form , and review it for typos and budgetary miscalculations.

Your information will not be saved if you close your browser and return at a later time. Please always check for typos, and be sure to use language that will be easily understood by the layperson (i. e.

not too much jargon). Remember that these grants are quite competitive, so it is in your best interest to: Give attention both to clarity and detail in your responses. Ensure accuracy of the information you are providing.

Present information regarding your project that makes a strong case for the importance (outcomes and impact), timeliness, and feasibility of what you are proposing. Explain precisely why your work is important. In order to be considered for a Vast x Explorers Club Grant, you must be: Leading or supporting an active project with clear objectives, deliverables, and measurable outcomes.

(Early-career applicants should be prepared to provide an endorsement from a mentor or experienced project lead.) If you have any questions about this application or program, please email: grants@explorers. org.

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: * What is the field of scientific study or area of exploration? You may list more than one field if the project is multi-disciplinary * Amount of Funding Requested in US $: * What is the total budget for your project in US$? * What are your project field dates?

Please remember funding should cover no more than one year of fieldwork from the stated project start date. This does not include the additional time required for lab work or any scientific publication. Also, please notify The Explorers Club grants team promptly, should your field dates change.

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* Enter Project Abstract (300 words) * DETAILED PROJECT INFORMATION Expedition or Project Description: Provide a succinct statement (please avoid unnecessary jargon and abbreviations) regarding your proposed research, including: Background: Briefly introduce the subject or issue you please to research or explore, and also briefly convey why the project merits the requested support.

If you have undertaken prior research or exploration on this topic/area, please describe. Objectives: Outline the objectives of the proposed project, and your intended outcomes.

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S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands Education (highest degree awarded: university or college, field of study, and year): Current employer and job title What is the specific role of this individual in the project/expedition?

* Country of Birth Choose from a list Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czechia Côte d'Ivoire Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Switzerland Syria Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, the United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Türkiye US Minor Outlying Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.

S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands Education (highest degree awarded: university or college, field of study, and year): * Current employer and job title What is the specific role of this individual in the project/expedition?

* Country of Birth Choose from a list Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czechia Côte d'Ivoire Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Switzerland Syria Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, the United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Türkiye US Minor Outlying Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.

S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands Education (highest degree awarded: university or college, field of study, and year): Current employer and job title What is the specific role of this individual in the project/expedition?

* Country of Birth Choose from a list Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czechia Côte d'Ivoire Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Switzerland Syria Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, the United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Türkiye US Minor Outlying Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.

S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen

Eligibility Requirements

  • Early-career and established researchers, technologists, explorers
  • laboratory or field-based projects with clear objectives

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can apply for Vast x Explorers Club Grant?

Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Early-career and established researchers, technologists, explorers; laboratory or field-based projects with clear objectives Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.

What is the typical funding level for Vast x Explorers Club Grant?

Current published award information indicates $20,000 – $25,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.

When is the deadline for Vast x Explorers Club Grant?

The current target date is February 15, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.

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