Space prize Global
Application process
Please review the following application guidelines for the global contest.
Application qualifications:
15-18 year old woman
ROUND 1
April 12, 2022
Submissions open
90 second video submission answering the questions:
Who are you?
Where are you from?
How old are you?
What does exploration mean to you? Tell us an instance when you felt the magic of discovery and how it has impacted your life.
How to submit? (Format(s) e.g. website, app, instagram, Facebook)
November 2022
Round 1 Submissions Closed
January 2023
Round 1 Judging Closed
ROUND 2
February 2023
Submissions open
Long answer
Which space innovation do you think has had the greatest impact on mankind to date? What do you think will be the most important space-based innovation in the next 20 years?
Tell us about a time you were wrong about something or someone / tell us about a time someone changed your mind.
Tell us about a time you put someone else's needs before your own.
Pick one common criticism of the space industry and respond to it.
March 2023
Round 2 Submissions Closed
May 2023
Round 2 Judging Closed
ROUND 3
June 2023
Submissions open
Choice of essay or creative submission (ppt, video, art project) (add profile photo)
[Required] What scares you about space? What scares you on Earth?
[Required] The Overview Effect has been described as xyz. Why do you think it’s important for people to experience this and what impact will that experience have on the world?
[Required] - What’s one thing you’ve always wanted to do, only you lacked the resources?
Tell us about a big idea that you have (space or non-space) that you think is possible but other people don’t.
What is something that people think about you that isn’t true? What do people get wrong about you?
If you had unlimited funds to spend in STEAM and New Space Industries over the next 10 years, how would you spend it?
How has giving being part of your value system?
September 2023
Round 3 Submissions Closed
February 2024
Round 3 Judging Closed
ROUND 4
March 2024
Interviews open
September 2024
Round 4 Interviews Closed
November 2024
Round 4 Interview Judging Closed
November 2024
Finalists selected
March 2025
Winners Selected
April 2025
Finalist event, announcement of winners, announcement of next sponsor
GRAND PRIZES
The two winners will receive:
experience the feeling of zero gravity on a zero-g flight
mentorship from a successful female leader.
Visit Star City, Russia for a VIP tour and space walk training
