ESA Academy Student Sponsorship

The ESA Education Office is pleased to sponsor of up to 3 tertiary education students to attend RESCUER in the frame of the ESA Academy Conference Student Sponsorship programme.

The sponsorship will cover the early bird registration fees (directly paid by ESA Education Office) and provide a maximum reimbursement of EUR 450 towards travel and accommodation expenses, 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, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia or Slovenia
• 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.

The deadline for applications is 31/03/2025 at 23:59 CEST.
The decision by the Selection Committee will be communicated by 4/04/2025 at 23:59 CEST.

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.

To apply to the ESA Academy Sponsorship please email the ESA liason (gianluca.furano@esa.it) and in cc the program chairs (luca.cassano@polimi.it and m.ottavi@utwente.nl) with the subject "Grant RESCUER 2025 - Registration Form" including 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)
• If you have, which activity/ies did you participate to?:
• Do you have less than 2 years of professional experience?(Y/N)
• If you have more than 2 years’ experience, who was your last employer:
• What is your motivation to attend the conference? (max 500 words):
• Justify briefly why you require a sponsorship for attending RESCUER (max 500 words):
• Do you benefit from overlapping financial support to attend the conference? (Y/N)
• If you do, please describe the other financial support
• Do you agree with the ESA Academy’s Privacy Policy?(Y/N)