Schedule
This page was last updated on: 03 August 2026
| 1. Listen and Learn | |
| Announcement of opportunity released | 31 July 2026 |
| Follow the ESA Academy Experiments Programme e-learning module | 31 July – 22 November 2026 |
| 2. Consult and Confer | |
| Contact ESA Academy for help and questions | 1 September – 22 November 2026 |
| Information Session 1 | 14 September 2026 |
| Information Session 2 | 19 October 2026 |
| 3. Submit and Succeed | |
| Deadline submission of proposal | 22 November 2025 |
| Shortlisting announcement | NLT end of December 2026 |
| Selection meetings with selection committee | NLT end of January 2027 |
| Selection announcement | NLT February 2027 |
| 4. Perform and Publish | |
| Design Phase | from February until May-June 2027 |
| Assembly and Testing phase | from May-June until July-September 2027 |
| Campaigns | August-November 2027 |
A workshop will be organised to provide students with the fundamentals of industry-standard engineering practices, project management, risk mitigation, effective fundraising, outreach techniques, and more. Details and dates for the workshop will be announced shortly. Please keep an eye on this webpage for the latest updates.'
During the Experiments Selection Workshop, workshops will be organised to provide students with the fundamentals of industry-standard engineering practices, project management, risk mitigation, effective fundraising, outreach techniques, and more. At the end of that week, there will be selection meetings where the teams will have the opportunity to present their projects to a selection committee.
All dates shown are indications and are subject to change without prior notice or after consultation with selected teams on an ad hoc basis in order to avoid scheduling conflicts with university exams or other commitments/engagements. ESA Academy will attempt to notify participants of any schedule change in due time. Please check this page regularly for updates. NLT=No Later Than.