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Canadian Space Agency

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is pleased to offer grants to Canadian postsecondary students to attend SPAICE 2026 under their Announcement of Opportunity (AO) to support Canadian Student Participation in Space Conferences and Training Events. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant to cover their accommodations and meal allowances, registration fees, and travel expenses.

To be eligible for a grant under this AO, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1.      be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident;

2.      be enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary institution at the college, undergraduate, master’s or doctoral levels at the time of the event;

For the final selection, the CSA will first consider the applicants having the highest final scores. Should there be more successful applicants than there are grants that can be awarded, the order of priority is as follows:

  1. Applicants whose abstract or presentation (or panel participation) has been selected by the conference’s selection committee (including as a back-up) and who have not previously been funded directly by the CSA to attend a conference.
    Depending on budget availability, the CSA will then also consider:
  2. Applicants whose abstract or presentation (or panel participation) has been selected by the conference’s selection committee (including as a back-up) and who have previously been funded directly by the CSA to attend a conference.
    Depending on budget availability, the CSA will then also consider:
  3. Applicants whose abstract or presentation (or panel participation) has not been selected by the conference’s selection committee (or who did not submit an abstract) and who have not previously been funded directly by the CSA to attend a conference.

Priority may also be given to applicants from underrepresented populations. The CSA therefore encourages applicants to indicate, on a voluntary basis, if they belong to one or more of the four following groups: women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Please note that students who have received an ESA Academy scholarship to attend this event are not eligible for a CSA grant.

Instructions on how to submit an application can be found in Section 4 of the AO. Please read these instructions carefully and submit your application to the CSA no later than June 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM (EDT).