The new deadline for the annual submission is Oct. 31, 2026.

Feb 09, 2026

ASTM International announced five $500 grants for university students to help with senior or graduate design projects that contain an ASTM International standards component. 

“These grants allow ASTM International to support students who are directly engaging with our standards in real-world scenarios as they work on capstone projects,” said Travis Murdock, academic outreach coordinator. “The goals of these innovative projects, from accessibility-focused technology to helmet safety, support what we strive to do every day: help the world work better.”

The following students have won 2025 project grants:

• Teresa Thornton, Garrett Wright, Jackson Lawrence, Safiya Akpinar, Therese Osborn, Landen Higgins, Sreeram Ravichandren, Nimah Rahman, Jiji Ong, Virginia Tech, for Drone/GIS water sampling system for waterborne diseases
• Renee Adamson, Brayden Fairrel, Brandon Hour, Annie Lupton, University of Georgia, for ASTM Upper Body Exoskeleton for Firefighters
• Sue Lee Jave, Yara Saleh, Kemuel Perez, Cesar Briones, University of South Florida, for Lunar Surface Construction Technology
• Clara Hartlaub, Alice Margovskiy, Josh Thekkumthala, Andrew Duong, Drexel University, for Bioresorbable Meshes for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
• Ally Meyers, Andrew Langenau, Cooper Eckert, Luke Keegan, Alex Avila, Widener University School of Engineering, for Design and Development of a Biomimetic Robotic Fish for Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring

Students interested in applying for 2026 grants should submit an abstract, including: 

• Summary of the project goal,
• List of ASTM International standards that are being considered to achieve that goal,
• Declaring intent to submit an application paper for publication by ASTM International on completion of the project, and
• Statement of endorsement by a faculty member.

The deadline for the annual submission is Oct. 31, 2026. Click here to view the application, along with more information on ASTM project grants.

Media Inquiries: Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org 

Academic Outreach Contact: Travis Murdock, tel. +1.610.832.9714; tmurdock@astm.org

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