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Awards & Grants

WIA-E Grants & Awards Winners announced

We are pleased to announce the winners of WIA-Europe Grants and Awards 2021. With the support of our new partner Fondazione Amaldi, the Awards and Grants will be presented to the winners during the New Space Economy Symposium in Rome in December 2022. WIA-E GRANT WINNERS Within the Grants & Awards programme, WIA-Europe provides Grants

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Call for proposals – Women In Aerospace Europe Outreach Award: ESA x Barbie Bursary

WIA-Europe invites applications for the €5000 ESA x Mattel Bursary to be awarded for next generation outreach projects fostering interest and motivation to take up STEM careers. Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E) is devoted to expanding women’s opportunities in STEM careers within the aerospace sector. Supported by major players of the European aerospace industry as

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2020 Grants programme postponed due to COVID-19 situation

Please note that the evolving COVID-19 situation has led to the cancellation of almost all physical meetings and conferences planned for 2020. Therefore the purpose of our Grants programme, which is intended to cover travel costs to participate to a conference, can not be satisfied this year. Despite the enthusiasm of our candidates and our

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Interview with Astrophysicist Pascale Ehrenfreund

Pascale Ehrenfreund, recipient of the WIA-E Outstanding Achievement Award 2020, shares her thoughts on effective support strategies for women, networking, and her personal involvement in promoting gender diversity.   WIA-E: Why did you choose a career in the aerospace industry, and how did you get here P.E.: I hold a Master degree in Molecular Biology,

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WIA-E 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award for Pascale Ehrenfreund

AMSTERDAM, 20 May 2020. – Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E) announces Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund as the winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award 2020. The annual WIA-E Outstanding Achievement Award acknowledges exceptional technical or scientific achievements and dedication to the advancement of women in the aerospace field. This year, WIA-E is honoured to present the Austrian

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Sara Khan – 2019 Winner

Ms Khan is first author of the paper “Leveraging Additive Manufacturing to Enable Deep Space Crewed Missions”. Her paper has been accepted for oral presentation at the upcoming International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Conference in Washington DC. At the same Congress, she will also present another paper that she has co-authored on “Single Bubble Sonoluminescence Microgravity

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