The UK Space Agency is making in the region of £100k available for education activities related to its space exploration programmes; Aurora (robotic exploration of Mars) and ELIPS (microgravity research).

Our space exploration programmes provide a range of opportunities and contexts for inspiring learning – from Mars missions to Antarctic research. The objectives of the education programme are:

• encourage children to take up and excel at STEM subjects
• raise awareness of careers in space-related industries and research
• raise wider awareness of the UK’s space exploration programme

New projects are welcomed which make the most of the diverse facilities, experiments and projects in these programmes to deliver effective education.

The closing date is midnight 7^th July 2015.

 

More information and application forms can be found on this link: http://bit.ly/1JkBl0h

 

Please direct any enquiries to Charlotte Blake-Kerry, in copy above.

 

Best wishes,

 

Hannah Garrett

Education and Skills Programme Manager

 

UK SPACE AGENCY

Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1SZ

Tel 01793 41 8088

Mob 07824 456 929

Web http://www.gov.uk/ukspaceagency

Twitter http://twitter.com/spacegovuk

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An executive agency for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).