Space Week at MIT
Status: Applications closed!!
The MIT Portugal Program will sponsor up to 3 selected students to attend the 2022 Space Week activities on MIT’s campus from April 27 – 29, 2022. The applications are open between March 17 until April 1st, 2022.
Join us for three action-packed days celebrating space exploration across the MIT campus!
April 27 – SpaceTech 2022 – organized by MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
https://www.spacetech.mit.edu/
April 28 – Beyond the Cradle – organized by the MIT Media Lab
more information to be announced soon
April 29 – New Space Age Conference – organized by MIT Sloan School of Management
http://newspaceage.org/
The sponsorship will be awarded on a competitive basis for eligible students attending Portuguese universities. Only 5th year students working on their MSc dissertations and graduate students (MSc or PhD Student) are eligible for the sponsorship.
Please read the details below carefully on how to apply for the sponsorship.
How to apply?
The application platform is hosted by the SlideRoom platform and can be directly accessed here: https://mitportugal.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/66025
Applications may only be submitted by the SlideRoom platform.
To prepare and submit your application, you need to register for a SlideRoom account. When registering, please pay attention to the contact details you list, as they will be used to send you notifications, results and other communications about the Space Week. To access the application form, please visit the above link and click on the button “Apply Now.” Login to your SlideRoom account or register to begin the application.
The application form is always available to view and edit until the due date, and before you submit the application. As soon as you submit your application, you will not be able to un-submit or make any changes.
Students applicants must submit the following documents:
- Your curriculum vitae (CV/resume). If you are working or studying in Portugal, your CV must be created on the CiênciaVitae platform.
- An identification document (ID card, passport)
- Proof of enrollment in the university for this academic year or a degree completion proof (if you already obtained a degree)
- A motivation letter
- A recommendation letter
- Short video
By applying for this sponsorship, you commit to submit a 2-page trip summary (activities report) and photographs upon completion of the events.
Student Sponsorship Rules
- Students supported by this sponsorship of up to $1,500.00 USD are exempt from paying any registration fees.
- Travel subsidies are reimbursements provided AFTER you have completed the Space Week events and submitted your trip summary.
- In order to ensure that you will receive your student subsidy:
- Email MIT mitportugal@mit.edu with the proof of purchase of a round trip ticket to Boston, showing your name as the passenger and travel dates;
- The round-trip ECONOMY flight ticket in your name, within the specified date range, is absolutely required;
- In addition to the ECONOMY-ONLY flight ticket, you may submit your hotel/lodging receipt as long as it reflects the same name and is for the timeframe of Space Week (April 27-29, 2022, + 1 day before and/or after the event)
- You may also submit food and local transportation receipts (Uber, taxi, MBTA pass) but note that the sponsorship reimbursement has a MAXIMUM of $1,500.00 USD
- The name on the ticket and hotel will match the payee on the reimbursement check, which will be written in US dollars and mailed out in May 2022.
- Please also provide us with your postal address, since we are going to mail you the check.
- Names and mailing address cannot have any special characters, please consider this when filling out your application. Please inform us if this is not possible.
- Names and mailing address cannot have any special characters, please consider this when filling out your application. Please inform us if this is not possible.
- IMPORTANT: We cannot process wire transfers or direct deposits – no special circumstances. Please ensure that you can receive and deposit a printed check from MIT before you apply for the scholarship.
GDPR Statement
By applying for the student sponsorship, we will be collecting personal data about yourself. This data will only be used for the purpose of awarding the Student Sponsorship for attending SPACE WEEK at MIT. It will not be sold, shared or made public in any circumstance.
By filling out the form and sending the support documentation you agree that we will process your data this way.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at info@mitportugal.org.
SUMMARY:
As a 5th year student working on your MSc dissertations OR graduate student (MSc or PhD Student) enrolled in a Portuguese university, you may apply for a student sponsorship which will provide you with travel, food and accommodation reimbursement (a total of up to $1,500.00 USD) to attend SPACE WEEK at MIT in April 27-29, 2022.
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