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NASA’s Psyche Inspired Internship Opportunity

Posted on: August 6th, 2025 in: National NASA

The Psyche Inspired application for the 2025-2026 academic year is now open!

Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students from any discipline or major together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public in new ways through artistic and creative works.

Application Deadline

Friday, August 29, 2025, at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT.

Eligibility Criteria

Psyche Inspired is open to all talented, creative full-time enrolled undergraduate students at universities and community colleges in the United States or its territories, regardless of major.

To be eligible, an applicant must:

  • Be a current full-time enrolled undergraduate student at a university or community college in the United States and its territories and must have completed at least two semesters/terms at your current university or community college prior to applying. This will be confirmed with your institution before you are admitted to the program.
  • Not be graduating any earlier than the end of the spring semester of 2026 (nominally no earlier than May 2026).
  • Commit to creating four original creative works over the period of the program (approximately one work per six weeks through early May 2026).
  • Be willing to sign an intellectual property agreement with Arizona State University.
  • Commit to sending any physical works to the Psyche Inspired project office at Arizona State University (prepaid shipping labels will be provided).
  • Commit to attending the weekly required meeting via videoconferencing on Fridays at 12 p.m. (noon) Pacific Time through the entirety of the program (through early May 2026).
  • Commit to responding to all communications from the program via email, text, and Slack in a timely manner (within 48 hours).

Applicants are not required to be U.S. citizens but must be a current full-time enrolled undergraduate student at a university or community college in the United States and its territories.

Check out the art from this year’s interns in the online showcase open now!

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