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The new foundation is offering $150,000 in scholarships across all tiers of education to support public space education and outreach in Australia.
The Andy Thomas Space Foundation’s Education Fund is offering five scholarship and award programs for 2021 at secondary, tertiary and post-graduate levels.
There are 21 scholarships and awards on offer, funded through sponsorship from business, educational and government sources.
Andy Thomas Space Foundation Chairman Michael Davis AO said the scholarships helped fulfil the vision and objectives of the foundation, which was established in July 2020.
Application closing dates and Guidelines
“One of the fundamental reasons for establishing the Andy Thomas Space Foundation was to promote education in space-related subjects,” he said.
The most valuable are three EOS Space System Research Awards worth $10,000 each, for post-graduate research in advanced satellite engineering and communications topics.
The second level of scholarships comprises a Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program award, valued at $15,000, for an Australian under-graduate to attend the International Space University/Uni SA Southern Hemisphere Space Studies program in 2022.
Three scholarships worth $10,000 each will be awarded to students seeking honours or masters degrees in a space-related field of study.
The fourth level, offered in conjunction with the University of Melbourne, will be five prizes of $6000 each for undergraduate and graduate students in space disciplines which will also include offers of internships hosted by the space companies involved in the SpIRIT Australian small satellite project.
And the fifth level will be nine awards of $5,000 each for School Projects submitted by students and teachers from years 7, 8, and 9, on topics related to space technologies as solutions to local environmental, economic or social challenges.
These prizes will include a visit to the Australian Space Discovery Centre that is being developed at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide, the home of the Australian Space Agency.
Head of the Australian Space Agency, Enrico Palermo, said the scholarship initiative was also aligned with the Space Agency’s mission to inspire the Australian community and the next generation of space entrepreneurs.
Application closing dates and Guidelines:
Program 1 – The Andy Thomas Foundation EOS Space Systems Research Awards
Application deadline: 30 June 2021
Program 2 – The Andy Thomas Foundation Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program Scholarships
Application deadline: 31 October 2021
Program 3 – The Andy Thomas Foundation Graduate Scholarships in Space
Application deadline: 31 July 2021
Program 4 – The Andy Thomas Foundation/University of Melbourne SpIRIT Satellite Internship Prizes
Application deadline: 31 July 2021
Program 5 – The Andy Thomas Space Foundation Schools Challenge
Application deadline: 27 May 2021
You can click on the links above to download the guidelines for each program. More details are available at https://andythomas.foundation/educationfund
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