EOS Space Camp Scholarship | One Giant Leap Australia

Space Camp USA Scholarship opportunities for Australian students, thanks to One Giant Leap Australia Foundation and EOS

One Giant Leap Australia Foundation (One Giant Leap Australia) and Electro Optic Systems (EOS) are offering three high school students a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to receive a partial scholarship, valued at $5000, to attend Space Tour USA 2024.

The tour will see the young space explorers travelling to the renowned Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, from 29 October to 10 November 2024. Space Camp, operational for over 42 years, an internationally known program with more than one million alumni is based on NASA astronaut training and focuses on teamwork and leadership skills.

One Giant Leap Australia has provided tours to Space Camp since 2015 and the space education organisation is excited to return.

“Successful students will have the cost of their trip substantially reduced thanks to Electro Optic Systems”, said Jackie Carpenter, Director of the One Giant Leap Australia Foundation. “The experience is truly life changing. Students who have attended in the past, who are now adults, still talk about the impact their adventure to Space Camp USA was for them,” said Ms Carpenter. “Now, thanks to EOS we can offer the opportunity to student who might not normally have access to this rare experience.”

Executive Vice President of EOS Space Systems, James Bennett highlighted EOS’ commitment to fostering future talent. “EOS is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of Australian space engineers and scientists. We actively support STEM education through various initiatives including internships, scholarships, and contributions to scholarship programs. We are excited to be supporting Space Tour 2024, which we believe will ignite the students’ imaginations and inspire them to one day embark on careers in the space industry, helping to shape the future of technology and exploration.”

The tour’s itinerary includes visits to Disneyland, California Science Centre, Northrop Grumman, and the Griffith Observatory. The schedule also features a day of STEM activities with One Giant Leap’s USA STEM expert, dinner with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers, and a visit to Space Camp USA.

We want to see your video telling us why you want to go to Space Camp USA and why you should be selected to receive support for your trip!

Simply fill out the form and submit your video by Midnight, 21 June 2024

Conditions of Participation

Information on how to enter and prizes form part of the Conditions of Entry.
Entering this scholarship opportunity deems acceptance of the Conditions of Entry.
Entry is open to all Year 9 to Year 11 students who will be aged 15 and over on 1st October, 2024.
Participants must be enrolled in an Australian school at the time of the Space Camp experience.
Entrants must have written approval for entry from parent or guardian.
Each student is only allowed to submit one entry.
Participants who have already attended Space Camp USA or who already are in receipt of a grant or scholarship for One Giant Leap Australia Space Tour 2024 are ineligible to apply.
Entry to the scholarship opportunity begins at 9 am on 28th May 2024 and closes at midnight 21st June, 2024 (Sydney time).
The scholarship is valued at $5000 and will leave an additional $6000 to be covered by the participant for Space Camp USA Tour run by One Giant Leap Australia.
Winner must be able to travel to the USA (via Sydney) from 29th October to 10th November 2024.
Scholarship holder must be willing to sign all media waiver forms and be available for newspaper, radio and television interviews if required.
Scholarship is not transferable or redeemable for cash.

How to enter

Entry is open to all Year 9 to Year 11 students who will be aged 15 and over on 1st October 2024.
Participants must be an enrolled in an Australian school at the time of the Space Camp experience.
The applicant must have no serious medical or health conditions and be willing to participate in all activities offered on the tour.
All entries must be submitted on the One Giant Leap Australia website, using the official submission form.
To enter, participants are to provide contact details of parent or guardian for communication purposes. As applicants are under 18 years of age, all communication will occur between One Giant Leap Australia and the applicants’ parent or guardian.
Entry will require support letter from school principal, support letter from parent and a 2 minute video introducing the applicant and explaining why they should be selected to go.
All entries will be judged on creativity and originality. The work should be solely of the entrant.
All entries remain the property of One Giant Leap Australia Foundation.
A short list of 10 applicants will be made by a panel of representatives of Electro Optic Systems and One Giant Leap Australia Foundation staff. Each short-listed applicant will then be offered an opportunity to teleconference with the selection panel. From this interview process, the final selection will be made by a panel made up of Electro Optic Systems staff and representatives of One Giant Leap Australia Foundation.
The selection panel decision will be final.
The successful applications will be notified on 30th June, 2024. Once the scholarships are accepted, a public announcement will be made.
The scholarships are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for any other goods/services.
On return, the scholarship holders must be willing to create a short video and presentation about their experience that then belongs to One Giant Leap Australia Foundation.
Acceptance of the Scholarship constitutes full acceptance of these terms and conditions

NOTE * Does not include cost of travel to and from Sydney airport, Passport, spending money, ESTA or travel insurance. Itinerary subject to change.

Applications Closed 21st June