opportunity · opp-nasa-star-7-2026
NASA STAR-7 space-biosciences training
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- ID
- opp-nasa-star-7-2026
- Name
- NASA STAR-7 space-biosciences training
- Provider
- NASA Biological and Physical Sciences
- Kind
- Virtual professional training
- Timing
- Applications for the seventh annual STAR course close July 31, 2026. NASA says participants will be selected in August and the virtual course will run from September 2026 through February 2027.
- Fit
- Space-biology experiment design, flight-hardware literacy, platform constraints, translational research, and domain-network development
- Status
- active; deadline imminent
- Verified At
- 2026-07-26
- Current Until
- 2026-07-31
- Eligibility
- NASA requires an MD, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree. The course targets principal investigators, senior researchers, and postdoctoral scholars; postdoctoral applications require a supervisor reference. Eligible applicants may be inside or outside the United States and may come from commercial entities, international organizations, academia, NASA centers, or other government agencies, subject to the STAR-7 RFI and selection process.
- Access Notes
- NASA states that the virtual course is free, has no required travel, and provides no participant funding. Selection is not guaranteed. An application, supervisor reference, NSPIRES account, time commitment, access needs, employer permission, research plans, export or platform constraints, and any later collaboration are distinct matters.
- Founder Action
- Index STAR-7 as the highest-priority current training route for a qualified space-biosciences founder or future domain lead. Do not apply merely because the deadline is close; first verify exact RFI eligibility, applicant identity, degree, time commitment, reference, intended learning outcome, privacy and account terms, and obtain separate application authorization.
- Evidence Boundary
- NASA's official STAR page supports the July 31 deadline, September 2026–February 2027 virtual course, August selection timing, advanced-degree requirement, postdoctoral reference rule, broad eligible organization classes, international pathway, free attendance, no travel requirement, and no participant funding. It does not establish a specific person's eligibility, selection, accommodation, course outcome, collaboration, funding, flight access, or NASA relationship.
- Relationship
- indexed only; no formal relationship
- Action Status
- proposed; not undertaken
- Conflicts
- Deadline pressure, NASA name proximity, selection visibility, professional networking, employer and supervisor relationships, applicant privacy, and the publisher's intended venture require independent review.
- What Would Change
- A STAR-7 RFI amendment, deadline or course-date change, selection decision, changed eligibility, fee, funding, travel, access, reference, privacy, or platform requirement would change this assessment.