A serious, mentor-guided aerospace research project with a portfolio-grade deliverable — and optional journal-publication support.
The Aerospace Research Fellowship is Research Ignited's most advanced aerospace track — a one-on-one, mentor-guided research experience for serious high-school students (grades 9–12, best fit 10–12). Over 10–12 sessions across roughly 10–12 weeks, students work with a mentor whose background spans aerospace engineering, robotics, AI, aviation, drones, space systems, physics, data science, or policy to scope and complete a genuine research project.
Research areas include aviation safety and human factors, drones and autonomy, satellite data and Earth observation, space systems and CubeSat design, space medicine and human performance, sustainable aviation and policy, and AI for aerospace systems. Students finish with a substantial deliverable — a research paper, technical white paper, poster, slide deck, mission proposal, data-analysis notebook, policy brief, or engineering design report — ideal for college applications, STEM portfolios, and science fairs. Admission is rolling (apply anytime); tuition is $2,500, with optional journal-publication support available (+$400).
Flexible 1:1 mentorship: working ~60 minutes per session with an aerospace mentor, students scope a research question, run the project, and build toward a substantial final deliverable paced to their schedule.
Motivated high school students (grades 9–12) who want a serious, mentor-guided aerospace research project for college applications, STEM portfolios, science fairs, or independent research.
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