French space agency grants: 24 new beneficiaries for the Class of 2025

At the awards ceremony, 24 new beneficiaries were rewarded for their outstanding academic achievements, commitment and ambition.

Selected from among 460 applicants, 10 of them will receive an excellence grant to fund five years of higher education, either in French Guiana or mainland France. The 14 others will receive a study grant, which will pay for three years of higher education.

Awarded by a committee co-chaired by the French space agency and the Local Education Authority, the grants take into account applicants’ grades and social circumstances, as well as the coherence of their career plan.
 

Each beneficiary gave a short speech to thank the committee and share their plans.

Here are a few examples:

This grant means I can focus on my studies without worrying about the budget. 
Sarah

 Thank you to the French space agency and the Local Education Authority for choosing me, I worked hard to get here. It’s proof that I should carry on studying, and try to be successful to make my Guiana proud. 
Stive

This grant will make the next few (difficult) years so much easier. 
Robert

This grant provides us with financial support, but ultimately, it’s also a way of helping French Guiana to grow.
Nicole

This grant shows us we’re on the right track, that we have to aim for excellence, and contribute to the development of our region. 
Maëly
 

Created in 1984, the scheme has already helped nearly 350 students from French Guiana pursue their academic and professional ambitions. The scheme amounts to some 2.7 million euros in total over seven years, and it came about as part of a partnership between the French space agency and the education authority in French Guiana.

Find out everything you need to know about French space agency/Local Education Authority grants on our ‘students’ web page.