NASA LEADS – Application Process

NASA LEADS is a competitive program. To be considered, you will:

  • Complete the application and submit the form through Talent Marketplace.
  • Both you and your supervisor must sign the application.
  • Per Federal Government policy, you MAY NOT use ChatGPT or other artificial intelligence tools to assist in drafting application and assessment responses. Using artificial intelligence as part of application preparation will render the application ineligible.
  • Applications will be evaluated based on your responses to six questions.
  • •The application window will close on Oct. 10.
This is an artist's concept depicting a future NASA Mars mission, featuring multiple rovers and landers on the Martian surface. The scene includes detailed robotic rovers exploring the red planet's terrain, a lander with extended solar panels, and an orbiting spacecraft above, illustrating a coordinated effort to study Mars. The Martian landscape is characterized by its reddish hue, rocky ground, and distant mountainous horizon, with Earth visible in the background sky.
Credit: NASA

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