Help young people
find their life's work.
An education nonprofit. We're starting with engineering. We expect to grow.
Founded in Georgia · Based in Los Angeles, CA · 501(c)(3) · EIN 88-1261179
Definity Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to ambitious, hands-on education — the kind that prepares students to do serious work. We trust them early, treat them seriously, and give them problems worth solving.
Today, that work is in engineering. Our flagship is the Lander Challenge, a global competition asking collegiate teams to design, build, and fly self-landing rockets. We recently released hundreds of thousands in collegiate aerospace grants. And this summer, we're launching an Engineering Incubator for high school students.
The vision is to grow to meet the needs of students across industries. The mission is the work itself.
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The work itself, not exercises.
We give students hard problems and genuine opportunities to find the solutions.
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Practitioners teach.
Our mentors are engineers, founders, and researchers actively doing the work. Students learn from the field as it is today.
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We trust people early.
We don't tell students to wait for the "real world" to let them work. We ask them: how can we help?
Built by a small team.
Definity Education's Strategic Advisory Board and Safety Council are program-specific to the Lander Challenge. Find them on the Lander Challenge page.
- Legal Entity
- The Definity Project Inc.
- Status
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Contact
- contact@definityproject.org