Resolution of the call for grants to organisations for the selection of students for internships in space projects
The Government of Catalonia and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) have announced the awarding of 2 grants to companies, start-ups and research centres in Catalonia to promote the selection of internship students within the space sector.
This call, which was open until 2 March, is part of the Catalonia Space 2030 Strategy. This strategy promotes, among others, activities aimed at the attraction, generation and retention of talent with the skills to develop solutions within the space industry.
The purpose of these grants is to promote the space ecosystem within the territory of Catalonia and to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups and research centres based in Catalonia to finance internships for university students in this field, fostering the connection between academia and industry.
- SPASCAT TECHNOLOGIES, S.L.
– Link to offer - RADIAN SPACE, S.L.
– Link to offer
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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