| Location | IHE Delft |
| Program | MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development |
| Deadline | 15th June 2025 |
Description
European and Canadian students who want to study at IHE Delft to prepare for pursuing careers at the crossroads of space and earth observation technology and water management are invited to apply for new scholarships offered by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with IHE Delft.
Two ESA scholarships
ESA will award two scholarships that cover the whole tuition fee for the 2025-2026 MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development starting in early November 2025. The scholarship programme enables students to deepen their academic expertise and prepare for careers in the water sector with a strong link to the relevant space and earth observation technologies, such as remote sensing and GIS.
The scholarship programme is open to students who are citizens of any of the 23 ESA Member States, the three ESA Associate Member States or Canada.
ESA is particularly interested in candidates who show clear motivation to work in the space sector, plan to focus their thesis on a space-related water topic and can benefit academically and professionally from the programme.
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.
How to apply:
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 this form and submit it to: m.baburek@un-ihe.org.
The decision by the Selection Committee will be communicated by 15 July 2025.
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.
Selection criteria
Note that ESA has the following selection recommendations:
- compliance with ESA eligibility criteria;
- interest in the space sector (student demonstrates motivation in performing a space related thesis)
- motivation to attend the academic programme;
- educational benefit of attending the academic programme;
- justification for, and expected benefit from, the financial support;
- academic merit.