Student NASA MITTIC Team Applications Due
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Apply for the opportunity to join an interdisciplinary team of students that will create a business idea to present to NASA!
Do you have the right stuff…to come up with a new business idea based on materials invented by NASA?
Adelphi is assembling interdisciplinary teams of students to develop ideas for startup business pitches for products or services with commercial applications using NASA intellectual property. STEM and business majors are particularly relevant, but students from all majors will be considered.
Students (who must be US Citizens) will form groups of 3 to 6 people. Universities can send a maximum of three groups through Phase 1 of the competition. Adelphi will hold an internal competition through the Innovation Center to select the top three teams that will submit their proposals to NASA.
Read about last year’s Adelphi team, which made it to Houston!
Email Kevin Liang, assistant professor of physics, at kliang@adelphi.edu by September 16, 2024 to express your interest.
From the NASA MITTIC website:
The Space2Pitch Competition is an opportunity to propose a spinoff idea for a startup business. Teams of students rise to the challenge of creating proposals for new and innovative solutions using NASA intellectual property.
For teams selected to compete, MITTIC awards paid travel to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The 2.5-day experience includes participating in private tours of NASA facilities, engaging in exclusive opportunities to network with industry experts, and competing live and in-person in the Space2Pitch Competition.
Space2Pitch Competition Prizes
- 1st place is $20,000 and a VIP trip to the MITTIC Accelerator
- 2nd place is $10,000