Students are being invited to form teams and enter the 2024-25 Conrad Challenge, with the chance of landing a trip to the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The annual competition was founded by Nancy Conrad to honour the legacy of her late husband, Apollo 12 astronaut Pete Conrad, and is open to students aged 13-18 around the world.
Teams can enter one of four categories – Aerospace & Aviation, Cyber-Technology & Security, Energy & Environment, and Health & Nutrition.
Land a Trip to NASA
Each year River Advisers, previously known as the ManSat Group, sponsors Isle of Man teams by covering their entry fees to the Conrad Challenge, along with travel costs should a team reach the final.
Teams have until November 1 to assemble their crew of between two and five members and a coach, and enter the Challenge by completing the ‘Activation Stage’ here.
By that same date, the team must also complete its ‘Lean Canvas’, a tool used to map out the fundamentals of the new venture in its early stages.
Conrad Challenge
This involves sharing the team’s early thoughts to 12 questions that outline its innovation, market and business model. Full details are on the website above.
The Innovation Stage, which will see teams bring their idea to life by writing a brief, recording a video and creating a website, has a deadline of January 18, 2025.
The top teams from the Innovation Stage are named finalists and invited to pitch their projects to a panel of judges at the 2025 Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit which takes place in April.
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