Up to $25,000 Vast x Explorers Club Grant

Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers.

Supports scientists, engineers, technologists, and explorers conducting research that helps humanity live and thrive in space. Priority research areas:

• Human habitability and life‑support systems
• Closed‑loop ecological or biological systems
• Materials and technologies for space habitats
• Space medicine and human performance
• Radiation protection and human health
• Psychological and sociocultural aspects of isolation or long‑duration missions Grants can be applied to existing projects to expand data collection or support new initiatives. Note: This grant does not include flights to space for people or hardware

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must be leading or supporting an active project with clear objectives and measurable outcomes
• Early‑career applicants must provide an endorsement from a mentor or project lead
• Both field‑based and laboratory‑based projects are eligible
• Applications must demonstrate scientific merit, feasibility, and potential impact on future space missions