Zed Factor Fellowship

Zed Factor Fellowship
Founded2020
FoundersTanya Harrison
Therese Jones
Carie Lemack
Karina Perez
FocusAerospace Engineering
Location
Region served
United States
Websitezedfactorfellowship.org

The Zed Factor Fellowship is a non-profit program in the United States that provides paid internships and executive mentorship to underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students seeking careers in aerospace.[1][2][3] The fellowship was founded in 2020 and is closely modeled on programs such as the Brooke Owens Fellowship.[4][5][6]

History

The Zed Factor Fellowship Program was founded in 2020 by Tanya Harrison,[7] planetary scientist at NASA JPL and Planet Labs, Carie Lemack,[8] CEO of DreamUp, and Karina Perez, Director for Unmanned and Emerging Aviation Technologies at the Aerospace Industries Association.[9] The fellowship program was awarded "Most Intriguing Newcomer" to the commercial spaceflight industry by Forbes in 2020.[10]

The program provides students paid summer internships at space companies including Relativity Space, Planet Labs, and The Planetary Society, zero-g flight opportunities, and mentorship from aerospace leaders including CEOs, directors, and test pilots.[11][12][13][14][15] Fellows are invited to the annual Future Space Leaders summit in Washington D.C. to network and meet industry officials. Fellows also engage in a community service project of their design with support from the program.[16]

As of 2023, the fellowship program is partnered with the Brooke Owens Fellowship and the Future Space Leaders Foundation.[17]

Alumni

As of 2023, the Zed Factor Fellowship has 60 alumni across three cohorts associated with more than 40 different national universities.[18]

In 2023, nearly 250 students from 115 universities around the United States applied.[19] Approximately 20 are selected annually.

References

  1. ↑ "About Zed Fellowship — ZFF". Zed Factor Fellowship. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "SIA's Therese Jones Chats Zed Factor Fellowship - Via Satellite -". Via Satellite. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "THE ZED FACTOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | Youth Opportunities Hub". Youth Opportunities Hub. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Zed Factor Fellowship for Underrepresented Aerospace Professionals Launches - Via Satellite -". Via Satellite. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Fostering diversity and inclusion takes work". SpaceNews. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Satellite, Via (2 December 2020). "Fellowship to benefit aerospace professionals | The Journal Record". The Journal Record. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "More Than Martians". University of Rhode Island. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
  8. ↑ "Carie Lemack". Homeland Security. Retrieved 2026-07-10.
  9. ↑ "Biography". Karina Perez Molina. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Knapp, Alex. "Forbes Science Awards 2020: Prepare For The Outer-Space Stock-Market Boom". Forbes. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Summer 2022: Launching the Next Generation". Planet Labs.
  12. ↑ "Redwire Partners with Zed Factor Fellowship to Inspire the Next Generation Workforce". Redwire Space. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Executive Mentors — ZFF". Zed Factor Fellowship. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "The Zed Factor Fellowship Host Companies — ZFF". Zed Factor Fellowship. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "Defying Gravity: A Student's Zero-G Flight of a Lifetime || USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy". iovine-young.usc.edu. University of Southern California.
  16. ↑ "Why Community Service". Zed Factor Fellowship. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "The Foundation". Future Space Leaders. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Zed Factor Fellowship Class of 2021 Fellows — ZFF". Zed Factor Fellowship. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "Zed Factor Fellowship Announces Inaugural Class". Zed Factor Fellowship. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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