CHALLENGE

abu dhabi

abu dhabi

January 22nd to 24th, 2027 at NYU Abu Dhabi. Through global competitions, expert mentorship, and hands-on learning, Space Prize prepares young people to lead the future of space.

January 22nd to 24th, 2027 at NYU Abu Dhabi. Through global competitions, expert mentorship, and hands-on learning, Space Prize prepares young people to lead the future of space.

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The Space Prize Challenge Comes to NYU Abu Dhabi, January 22nd to 24th, 2027

The Space Prize Challenge Comes to NYU Abu Dhabi, January 22nd to 24th, 2027

The Space Prize Foundation, a global non-profit dedicated to advancing gender equity and youth participation in the space economy, is bringing the Space Prize Challenge to Abu Dhabi. Building on our first-ever Future Innovator Challenge in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, students will spend three days at NYU Abu Dhabi, from January 22nd to 24th, 2027, exploring the future of space, sustainability, and innovation through hands-on Space Camp challenges, expert mentorship and teamwork. More details, including how schools can take part, will be announced soon.

The Space Prize Foundation, a global non-profit dedicated to advancing gender equity and youth participation in the space economy, hosted the Space Prize KSA Future Innovator Challenge, a first-of-its-kind international program that empowered students ages 12–18 to shape the technologies of tomorrow. Anchored in the Kingdom’s rapidly advancing STEAM ecosystem and fully aligned with Vision 2030, the Challenge invited students from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to explore the future of space, sustainability, and innovation through a multi-stage program that included a flagship Jeddah Space Camp. The experience concluded with winners being announced during a virtual ceremony on October 25th, 2026.

SPACE PRIZE CHALLENGE:
Abu Dhabi

SPACE PRIZE CHALLENGE:
Abu Dhabi

Timeline

January 22nd, 2027

Space Camp Day 1 at NYU Abu Dhabi

January 22nd, 2027

Space Camp Day 1 at NYU Abu Dhabi

Mission Initiation. Students arrive at NYU Abu Dhabi, form their teams and take on astronaut roles, design mission patches, tackle their first hands-on challenges and set up their coding logbooks.

Space Prize and STEMAIVERSE organisers at Effat University, Jeddah

January 23rd, 2027

Space Camp Day 2

January 23rd, 2027

Space Camp Day 2

STEM + AI in Action. Teams are introduced to project-based learning, use rocket data and AI to send information to Mars, and design and test their own rockets, with a daily vlog and astronaut logbook update.

A student working on a laptop during the KSA challenge

January 24th, 2027

Space Camp Day 3

January 24th, 2027

Space Camp Day 3

Final Challenge & Presentations. Teams assemble and test their capstone projects, showcase their rockets and AI solutions, record a final transmission vlog to Earth and celebrate at the closing ceremony.

Students and mentors reviewing work together on a laptop

February 2027

Video Challenge (online)

February 2027

Video Challenge (online)

Phase II: after Space Camp, finalists are invited to take part in the Video Challenge, creating a short impact video about the skills they gained and how camp changed them.

Space Camp students and mentors waving outside Effat Library and Cultural Museum, Jeddah

March 2027

Judging

March 2027

Judging

Every video is reviewed by an international panel of experts from across the space industry, who write personal feedback for each finalist.

A mentor watching a student's screen during Space Camp

April 2027

Award ceremony

April 2027

Award ceremony

The winners are announced and awarded their prizes at a virtual ceremony. Exact date to be announced.

A student holding a certificate of achievement at the KSA challenge

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