European Space Agency

ESA Academy’s Engagement Programme enables university students to expand their knowledge, skills, and professional networks through sponsored participation in international courses, conferences, and educational programmes. 

The Engagement Programme is an initiative offering structured collaboration models both within ESA and externally with academia, space industry, and institutions to contribute to the preparation of the future talents in terms of knowledge, skills, and competences, through joint opportunities for tertiary education students from eligible states. 

Funding Opportunities

Case Studies Programme

Collaboration Opportunities

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Funding Opportunities

ESA Academy offers different types of financial supports to tertiary education students from ESA Member States, Associate Members, Canada, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia to facilitate access to space related opportunities and complement their knowledge. 

Case Studies Programme

The ESA Academy Case Studies Programme invites student teams, enrolled in a tertiary education institution in an ESA Member State or Associate Member, to work on ESA-originated topics over a period of 2 to 6 months, with light mentoring from ESA experts. ESA Academy Case Studies can be integrated by professors into a course or project, or by student associations into a structured student activity or project. 

Collaboration Opportunities

ESA Academy offers additional collaboration models both within ESA and externally with academia, industry, and institutions to contribute together to the preparation of future talents.