The Grand Jam concludes with the selection for the Mars Challenge 2026 Premio Internacional, under the edition’s official rules.
When the 2026 conditions are formally validated, the recognition may open a further stage linked to Houston, space exploration, science and the future of young talent.
One International Final. One Premio Internacional. One new mission.
Turning an idea into responsibility
The Premio Internacional recognises more than a well-presented solution. It recognises a team able to understand a problem, build its own response and stand by its decisions under questions, constraints and different perspectives.
It values understanding before responding, sound decisions, original creation, visible solutions, learning throughout the process and thinking about Earth.
A decision based on shared criteria
Selection follows an international assessment and deliberation process under the edition’s official rules. Evaluators analyse projects and results; the international jury deliberates and determines the final recognition; the organisation ensures the procedure and conditions are applied consistently.
Eligibility depends exclusively on the 2026 Official Rules, expressly included formats or journeys, participation in the relevant stages and approved selection conditions. No format is presumed to have access, exclusion or equivalence until this is formally validated.
Houston: a new mission linked to the Premio Internacional
Subject to official 2026 conditions, the Premio Internacional may include an experience in Houston connected to space exploration, science, technology and the human work behind major missions.
It must not be presented as tourism or as guaranteed access to facilities, specialists or activities that have not yet been confirmed. If formally included, it is part of the Premio Internacional, not a second product.
The organisation will communicate conditions, dates, requirements and inclusions when approved.
The Grand Jam 2026 · 3–5 November 2026 · Getafe · Community of Madrid · Spain
Houston · Texas · United States — only as a continuation of the Premio Internacional and under approved official conditions.