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Raspberry Pi Foundation European Space Agency

Eligibility Criteria

Can I take part in Astro Pi?

To take part in Astro Pi, participants must be:

  • Aged 19 or younger at the time of submission

  • Supervised by a mentor such as a teacher, educator, parent, Scout leader, or Code Club or CoderDojo leader, who will need to register for each mission

  • Enrolled full-time in a primary or secondary school in an ESA Member State, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, or Slovakia; or a member of a Scout group, coding or after-school club, or certified home school located in an ESA Member State, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, or Slovakia

  • Part of a team in which at least 50% of team members are nationals of an ESA Member State, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, or Slovakia

ESA Member States

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Further to the 22 Member States, also Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Slovenia based on their agreements with ESA qualify to fully participate in the programmes of the ESA Education Office.