Resolution of the Call for Grants for Internships in Companies and Research Centers in NewSpace Projects
The Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) and the Government of Catalonia have announced the awarding of 12 grants to companies, start-ups, and research centers in Catalonia under the call for grants for internships in companies and research centers in NewSpace-related projects, which opened last July 29.
The purpose of this grant is to promote internships in companies, start-ups, and research centres in the field of space solutions and technologies, as a key element for strengthening the connection between universities and industry.
In addition, the initiative aims to support small companies and research centers in Catalonia that may face challenges in hiring interns with their own resources.
The 12 selected entities, each of which will receive up to €3,000, are:
- AIRBUS GEOTECH, S.A.
– Link to offer - SPASCAT TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.
– Link to offer - XIROI AEROSPACE, S.L.
– Link to offer - EMC ELECTROMAGNETIC BCN, S.L.
– Link to offer - MOAI TECH, S.L.
– Link to offer - MOAI ANALYTICS, S.L.
– Link to offer - GEONUMERICS, S.L.
– Link to offer - ISARDSAT, S.L.
– Link to offer - SATELIO IOT SERVICES, S.L.
– Link to offer - UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA (UAB)
– Link to offer - UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA (UB)
– Link to offer - HEMAV TECHNOLOGY, S.L.
– Link to offer
This call is part of the Talent and Society programme within the NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia, aimed at promoting the space ecosystem across the region and enabling entities based in Catalonia to fund university student internships in this field.
About the IEEC
The Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC — Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) promotes and coordinates space research and technology development in Catalonia for the benefit of society. IEEC fosters collaborations both locally and worldwide and is an efficient agent of knowledge, innovation and technology transfer. As a result of more than 25 years of high-quality research, done in collaboration with major international organisations, IEEC ranks among the best international research centres, focusing on areas such as: astrophysics, cosmology, planetary science, and Earth Observation. IEEC’s engineering division develops instrumentation for ground- and space-based projects, and has extensive experience in working with private or public organisations from the aerospace and other innovation sectors.
The IEEC is a non-profit public sector foundation that was established in February 1996. It has a Board of Trustees composed of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), and the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). The IEEC is also a CERCA centre.
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