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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The European Space Agency (ESA) Academy Academic Scholarship programme aims to facilitate the access to space-related European academic programmes of tertiary education institutions by covering the tuition fees of selected students from ESA Member States, Associate Member States and Canada to complement their academic knowledge and better prepare them for a space-related career.
In this frame, the ESA Education Office is offering two scholarships to attend the 2025-2026 edition of the MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development.
Benefits
The scholarship is covering the tuition fees of selected students from ESA Member States, Associate Member States and Canada.
Eligibility
To be eligible for an ESA Academy Academic Scholarship, students must fulfil the following criteria at the start date of the academic programme:
- be minimum 18 years old at the time of the official start date of the academic programme;
- own a nationality of Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania or Canada;
- not attend the academic programme as an incoming Erasmus student;
- not benefit of any additional financial aid to cover the tuition fees of the academic programme;
- agree with the conditions of the ESA Academy’s Privacy Policy;
- accept the guidelines of the ESA Academy Academic Scholarship;
Priority will be given to:
- students who have not been sponsored by ESA before;
- students who have less than 2 years of professional experience;
- students who are expected to benefit more from the financial support;
- international students with diverse backgrounds and nationalities.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Netherlands
Nationality
27 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Over 18
Application
Application deadline
15 Jun 2026
The deadline for applications is 15 June 2025. To apply for the ESA Academic Scholarship, you must first apply for academic admission to the MSc Programme. Once admitted, complete the form at the bottom of this page and submit it via email.
The decision by the Selection Committee will be communicated by 15 July.
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.