Mars ChallengeSearchParticipate

2027 foundational frameworks · operating conditions pending

Four missions. Your next question.

The missions are different pathways within the same edition, rather than levels of prestige. Start with your educational stage or community context and compare what each pathway allows you to explore.

Identity, audiences and intent are described in the foundational frameworks. Participation requires current rules, a calendar, agreements and operating safeguards. Applications have not yet been confirmed open.

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01 / Choose a pathway

Choose a pathway

The missions are different pathways within the same edition, rather than levels of prestige. Start with your educational stage or community context and compare what each pathway allows you to explore.

02 / PIONEERS

PIONEERS

Young people before higher education, in schools, secondary education or equivalent pathways.

Discover what you can contribute before deciding your future, without needing prior experience in STEM, robotics or innovation.

03 / ORIGINALS

ORIGINALS

Students from universities and equivalent higher education institutions, across disciplines.

Use what you already know when reality provides no answer key; connect other disciplines without losing depth.

04 / ANCESTRAL · INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

ANCESTRAL · INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Young people from Indigenous peoples and communities who choose to participate through their own living knowledge systems.

Create through living knowledge, territory and intergenerational dialogue; the community return is defined with the community.

05 / MARS CHALLENGE × NO HUMAN B

MARS CHALLENGE × NO HUMAN B

Neurodivergent young people; the dossier includes autism, ADHD and other neurodivergences without assuming a single profile.

Participate through different ways of thinking, with clarity, time, regulation, communication and choice built into the design.

06 / How much intelligence can the planet sustain?

How much intelligence can the planet sustain?

The 2027 edition proposes redesigning artificial intelligence within the planet’s physical, environmental and human limits. Mars acts as a stress test to investigate a real tension and propose a responsible return to Earth.

07 / 2027 conditions

2027 conditions

Identity, audiences and intent are described in the foundational frameworks. Participation requires current rules, a calendar, agreements and operating safeguards. Applications have not yet been confirmed open.

08 / Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Are 2027 applications open?

Opening can only be confirmed with a published call, dates and official destination. You can express interest and ask questions.

Do the 2026 rules apply to 2027?

Not automatically. The 2026 Official Rules belong to that edition; 2027 rules require confirmation.

Where does my participation begin?

Explore the mission and pathway appropriate to your context. A conversation can clarify requirements; it does not count as a submitted application.