ESA Student Grants

The ESA Education Office is pleased to sponsor the attendance of up to 2 tertiary education students to attend DFTS in the frame of the ESA Academy Conference Student Sponsorship programme. The sponsorship will cover the student registration fees (directly paid by ESA Education Office) and a maximum reimbursement of EUR 350 towards travel and EUR 400 for accommodation expenses (up to 4 nights), which will be reimbursed via a single bank transfer after the event and will only be paid upon submission of receipts.

To be eligible for an ESA Academy Student Sponsorship, students must fulfil the following criteria at the time of application:

Individually present an accepted contribution at the conference (oral presentation, poster, other).
be minimum 18 years old at the time of the conference;
be a citizen of an ESA Member State, Associate Member, or Canada;
be enrolled as a student (Bsc, Msc, or Ph.D.) in a tertiary education academic programme (not graduating before the Conference);
not benefit from an overlapping financial support to attend this conference, unless duly justified;
agree with the conditions of the ESA Academy`s Privacy Policy.

Priority will be given to students who have less than 2 years of professional experience and have never taken part in an activity sponsored by the ESA Education Office. ESA is committed to achieving diversity and creating an inclusive environment. To this end, applications from all eligible candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability, social origin or other characteristics are welcome.In case of difficulty in advancing the payment for the registration fee, ESA Academy may provide support to selected students to accommodate specific needs.

You can find the application form below. Please apply before or together with your paper submission using this form. The deadline for applications is August 20th (24:00 CEST). The decision by the Selection Committee will be communicated by August 24th.

Grant Registration Form

Before registration, please send an email to ESA liason Gianluca Furano (gianluca.furano@esa.int), with the subject "Grant DFTS - Registration Form". Include the following information:

First Name:
Last Name:
Nationality:
Age:
Gender:
Level of study:
Field of study:
Name of University:
Country where university is located:
What is the title of your contribution:
Role (Author/Presenter/Co-author/Other):
Have you ever been sponsored by ESA?(Y/N)
Do you have less than 2 years of professional experience?(Y/N)
What is your motivation to attend the conference? (max 500 words):
Justify briefly why you require a sponsorship for attending DFTS (max 500 words):
Do you benefit from overlapping financial support to attend the conference? (Y/N)
Do you agree with the ESA Academy`s Privacy Policy?(Y/N)