IHE Delft ESA Academic Scholarship 2025

The European Space Agency (ESA) Academy Academic Scholarship programme aims to facilitate the access to space-related European academic programmes of tertiary education institutions by covering the tuition fees of selected students from ESA Member States, Associate Member States and Canada to complement their academic knowledge and better prepare them for a space-related career.

In this frame, the ESA Education Office is offering two scholarships to attend the 2025-2026 edition of the MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development. 

• Table of Content
• About IHE Delft
• ESA Academic Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of ESA Academic Scholarship
• ESA Academic Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for ESA Academic Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for ESA Academic Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About IHE Delft

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, the Netherlands. The Institute confers fully accredited MSc degrees, and PhD degrees in collaboration with partner universities.

ESA Academic Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of ESA Academic Scholarship

The ESA Academy scholarship covers the tuition fee of the MSc in Water and Sustainable Development.

ESA Academic Scholarship Courses

• Water and Sustainable Development

Requirements for ESA Academic Scholarship Qualification

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.

Interview date, Process and Venue for ESA Academic Scholarship

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.

Application Deadline

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 the form at the bottom of this page and submit it to: [email protected].

• Application form ESA Academic Scholarship 2025-2026 final.pdf

For more details, visit IHE Delft scholarship webpage