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The Cosmic Pathfinders Program

Cosmic Pathfinders Membership

Membership in the Cosmic Pathfinders Student Program is open to the national and international scientific community without regard to institutional affiliation, education, or career status. Students from designated countries, in accord with NASA policy, will not be admitted into the program. Membership is identified by subscription to a dedicated email distribution list for the program that is maintained by the Cosmic Origins Program Office. Membership has no fixed duration and may be withdrawn at any time. Program membership recruitment will be primarily focused on undergraduate, graduate, and post-bac students, in addition to early-career scientists in industry.


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University chapters will go through a charter submission period before the start of each fall and spring academic semester and are approved after review by the Cosmic Origins Program Office representative in consultation with the student leadership.

News
18 September 2025
Diffuse Gas & Cosmic Ecosystems SIG Seminar: Feedback and Expansion of Galactic Atmospheres | September 25th 2025 4:00pm ET
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2026A NASA IRTF Call for Proposals | Deadline: 5:00pm ET Wednesday, October 1st
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Call for Applications: NASA-DARES Task Force 2 | Monday, September 29th, 2025 11:59 PM ET
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