Interested in space, satellites, or coding? The MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute invites high school students to participate in the CubeSat Challenge! Students will work in teams of five to build and program a prototype CubeSat and complete a science mission.
The challenge includes an online course, bi-weekly mentor office hours, and hardware kits for qualifying teams. To be considered for selection, all team members must register for the online course and complete Modules 1–3, and a coach must submit the team application.
Who: High school students
When: September 2026 – April 2027
Team application deadline: October 19, 2026
Teams notified of selection: October 23, 2026
Learn more: BWSI CubeSat Challenge website
Register for the online course: CubeSat online course registration
Mentors may apply here by October 21, 2026
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