\nApplicants must:
\n\u2022 Hold an advanced degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent);
\n\u2022 Be a Principal Investigator (PI), Senior Research Scientist, or Postdoctoral Scholar interested in space biosciences;
\n\u2022 Be affiliated with a commercial entity, academic institution, international organisation, NASA Centre, or other government agency;
\n\u2022 If applying as a Postdoctoral Scholar, include a reference letter from their supervisor.<\/p>\n
Key Information<\/strong><\/span> Applications must be submitted directly to NASA through the NSPIRES system in accordance with the official call documentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n For further information on the programme, eligibility requirements, and application process, please visit: Questions Regarding the Call<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Any questions or comments regarding the STAR-7 call should be addressed directly to the NASA STAR Management Team by email at HQ-STAR-Management@mail.nasa.gov<\/strong> with the subject line: STAR-7 Application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n NASA may respond directly to individual enquiries or publish answers to questions of broader interest in a Q&A document on the STAR NSPIRES webpage. Where a Q&A document is published, the anonymity of question submitters will be preserved.<\/p>\n Prior Notification to Xjenza Malta<\/strong><\/span> Please note that this notification is for national coordination and reporting purposes only and does not form part of NASA’s evaluation or selection process.<\/p>\n Xjenza Malta encourages all eligible Maltese researchers and professionals to take advantage of this excellent opportunity and wishes all applicants every success.<\/p>\n Following Malta’s recent accession to the Artemis Accords, Xjenza Malta is pleased to share an exciting opportunity from NASA for members of Malta’s research and innovation community. NASA has launched the 7th cohort of the Spaceflight Technology, Applications, and Research (STAR-7) virtual training programme, which focuses on the science and technology behind biological experiments conducted<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-open-funding-schemes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8804"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8809,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8804\/revisions\/8809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Call Number: NNH26ZDA012L
\n\u2022 Application Deadline: 31 July 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time (USA)
\n\u2022 Notification of Results: On or after 14 August 2026
\n\u2022 Programme Duration: September 2026 \u2013 February 2027 (estimated)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/biological-physical\/resources\/star\/<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/go.nasa.gov\/ApplySTAR26<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTo assist in monitoring Malta’s participation in international space opportunities, applicants who submit an application to NASA are kindly requested to notify Xjenza Malta by email at space.xjenzamalta@gov.mt<\/strong> after submitting their application.
\nPlease include:
\n\u2022 Applicant name;
\n\u2022 Organisation (if applicable);
\n\u2022 Confirmation that the application has been correctly submitted.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/xjenzamalta.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Image.png\")
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