SGAC announces the Asia-Pacific Space Leader Award

The Asia-Pacific Space Leader Award aims to recognise SGAC members for their contributions to the space field in Asia-Pacific as well as to provide opportunities to talented individuals to attend the 6th Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop (6th AP-SGW) from the 23rd – 24th November 2019 to be held in Nagoya, Japan.

Description

Embracing diversity is the cornerstone of SGAC’s principles. The goal of the Asia-Pacific Space Leader Award is to provide an opportunity for interaction between members of the space sector with diverse geographic and professional backgrounds. The Asia-Pacific Space Leader Award provides funding support for the attendance of international delegates who bring unique and insightful firsthand perspectives to the 6th AP-SGW.

Award

The winners will receive an award in order to attend the

• the 6th Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop

This award will cover round trip travel costs up to 500 dollars (USD) to attend the Asia-Pacific Space Generation Workshop via economy airfare, accommodation, and visa costs for 4 awardees.

The awardees will be presented with a certificate of award during the 6th AP-SGW.

How to Apply

Applications to the Asia-Pacific Space Leader Award are accepted as part of the 6th AP-SGW delegate applications.  You can find more information about the 6th AP-SGW here.

Applicants will submit their application through the Asia-Pacific Space Leaders Award application form.

Guidelines

Eligibility

1. The scholarship is open to all students and young professionals whose country of residence is in Asia-Pacific. Participants must be SGAC members (registered on the SGAC website) between the age of 18 and 35 years as of the 24th of November 2019.
2. To be eligible, applicants should have had at least some past contributions to SGAC, as volunteers, or attending SGAC events.
   • Examples of contributions include: attending SGAC events, being a member of an SGAC event team, working with SGAC project groups or being a member of the SGAC team including RCs, NPoCs, Executive Office.
3. Scholarship judges and organisers are ineligible for the award.
4. Past winners of the Asia-Pacific Space Leaders Award are ineligible for this award.
5. Winners should not receive support from any other source to the event. Should winners receive such support midway through the program, SGAC should be informed and solution will be sought.

Submission

1. The language of all submissions must be in English.
2. Applicants will submit their application through the Asia-Pacific Space Leaders Award application form.
3. CVs can be submitted via Word document or pdf file uploaded in the application form.
4. All submissions must be made by the 15th of September 2019, 23:59 GMT. Any submissions after the deadline will not be considered.

Responsibilities of Winners

1. The winner shall:
   • Attend the 6th AP-SGW in its entirety
   • Support the running of the 6th AP-SGW (as moderator or rapporteur)
   • Contribute to finalising the 6th AP-SGW report
   • Submit a short report (1 page excluding pictures) and a short video (1 minute) describing his or her experience at the 6th AP-SGW for inclusion on the SGAC website, newsletter or social media and that of our partners

Reimbursement

1. The award will be paid out after the 6th AP-SGW, and upon fulfilment of all requirements in a suitable manner as determined by the scholarship coordinators, including any report submissions and submissions of expense claims. It will be paid out no later than 30 days after fulfilment of all responsibilities.
2. In case applicants receive funding for the 6th AP-SGW by any other organisation, the Scholarships Coordinators shall be informed. If the applicants don’t inform the Scholarships Coordinators, SGAC holds the right to not reimburse the winning author. SGAC aims to reduce the number of double scholarships and will work with the winners to develop a solution in these cases.
3. Applicants are advised to not engage in any expenses until they have formal confirmation that the competition has been awarded. The SGAC is not liable for any expenses incurred by applicants in any case where a competition is not awarded, or in excess of the value of the awarded grant.

Copyright and Intellectual Property

1. By submitting an entry, applicants agree to permit SGAC to mention their names, affiliations, and headshot picture in connection with the scholarship.

Liability

1. Organisers shall not be responsible in the event the 6th AP-SGW is cancelled. SGAC will not reimburse the award winner, even if he/she has already incurred expenses.
2. Organisers shall not be responsible in the event that the award winner fails to attend the 6th AP-SGW is unable to under extenuating circumstances; in that case the award offer shall become void.
3. Organisers shall not be responsible in the event that the award winner cannot obtain any necessary travel documents; if they are required but not obtained, the award offer shall become void.
4. The award is not transferable to another event or individual.

Evaluation

The assessment of applications for the Asia-Pacific Space Leader Award will be evaluated by a panel comprised of SGAC Chairs, Executive Director, Regional Coordinators, Scholarship Team Members and the 6th AP-SGW Manager and Deputy Manager.

Schedule

Contact

For any questions, please refer to SGAC Scholarships Team ([email protected]).