Applications open for space school scholarship

Friday, 22 November 2019 06:10

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

Sixth-form students across the Island are being given the chance to win a scholarship to go to the NASA United Space School in 2020.

Winners will head to the space school in Houston, Texas, and meet with NASA officials, scientists and astronauts with other students from around the world.

The scholarship is run by Mansat Group in conjunction with the Department for Education, Sport and Culture and has been in place since 2000.

It's open to all year 12 pupils - to enter, applicants must answer three essay questions and submit them before Noon on Thursday, January 9.

For more information you can visit www.mansat.org.

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