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CNES scholarships
Academic excellence grant
Prerequisites :
The aim of this grant is to support students who plan to study for 5 years or more in French Guiana or outside French Guiana. Students must hold a baccalaureate, BTS or DUT diploma.
This scheme cannot be combined with other CNES grants.
How to apply :
What the grant covers :
- monthly financial assistance for five years (€600/month for 10 months in the first two years and €850/month for 10 months from the 3rd year onwards).
- access to a professional network.
- an annual mobility allowance (€1,000 to the West Indies or €1,500 outside the West Indies).
Study grant
Prerequisites :
This grant is open to applicants who want to enrol on a three-year higher education course. The course can be based in French Guiana or elsewhere. All fields of study are eligible.
The scolarship is awarded for two consecutive years. This scheme cannot be combined with other CNES grants.
How to apply :
Apply here
What the grant covers :
The study grant amounts to €3,300 per year.
It is broken down as follows:
• €500/year mobility allowance
• €2,800/year allowance for living costs.
Work-study grant
Prerequisites :
To be eligible for this grant, students must be enrolled on a work-study course outside French Guiana: either because the specific apprenticeship course is not available in French Guiana, or because the applicant has not been accepted locally onto their chosen course.
All fields of study are eligible.
The grant is awarded for a maximum period of two years. This scheme cannot be combined with other CNES grants.
How to apply :
What the grant covers :
Students receive €2,000 per year to cover all costs.
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The ARIANESPACE scholarship
Every year, Arianespace awards a scholarship to students looking to enrol on a higher education course not available in French Guiana. To be eligible, you need to have a scientific or technical baccalaureate or have completed a three-year preparatory course in French Guiana.
How to apply :
Applications for the Arianespace student scholarship are open during the first half of the year.
The scholarship amounts to €6,500 per year.
To find out more, visit the Arianespace website.
Are you looking for an internship or work-study placement ?
Please send your application to the Local Skills Office, the Bureau local des compétences (BLC), a structure that works on behalf of UEBS, the Space Base Employer's Union. As the gateway to employment at Europe’s Spaceport, it liaises with the human resources teams of all the companies operating at the Spaceport.
To find out about the different opportunities, visit the UEBS website, as well as the CNES and ESA websites.
Do you know which companies operate at Europe’s Spaceport?
At Europe’s Spaceport, more than forty companies carry out a wide range of activities.
Some companies have space as their core business : for example, those that produce fuel for launchers, gases and fluids for preparation operations, and those responsible for assembling launchers.
But others are not space specialists : they provide the full set of skills needed to run Europe’s Spaceport. Their activities range from IT and transport to cleaning, quality, security, air conditioning and energy management.
Find out more on the UEBS website.