South America Region
The presence of the SGAC in South America is growing year by year and as a region we are proud, because we are contributing to the main objective of each of the member countries, which is to promote aerospace technology in the region and motivate students and young professionals to be part of the space community.
The first SA-SGW was held in Argentina in 2015, since then, SA-SGW has been an annual event within our region, providing unique experiences in-situ and online. Moreover, local events have been held in each country, leaded by our NPoCs, which have succeeded in providing the opportunity to students and young professionals to be close to high level space sector leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs and academics.
Regional Coordinators South America
Regional Team South America
Countries with SGAC Presence
Current/Recent Activities in Region
After pandemic, we have gathered energies and motivation to lead events that shares knowledge, experiencies and provides a new perspective for our students and younger professionals. Several events related to space technology and its applications have been carried out in the region and we are proud to highlight them:
- Space Generation Advisory Council – South America contributing to the realization of the International Air and Space Fair 2024 (FIDAE, in spanish), Santiago, Chile.
- SGBolivia 2024 Online Workshop – “Horizontes 2024, uniendo innovaciones en la exploración espacial”.
- 8th South America – Space Generation Workshop, Bogotá, Colombia. (2023).
- Online Workshop – “Biología Espacial en el Perú 2023”.
There are amazing events planned within 2024. Stay tunned for more information.
External Activities of Interest to Region
Among the different activities outside the SGAC but of interest for the community we can mention the following:
- International Conference on Aerospace and Signals (INCAS) 2017 to be held in Lima – Peru from 8 to 10 november 2017. The INCAS is a biannual technical event which belongs to the joint chapter AESS (Aerospace and Electronics System Society) – SPS (Signal Processing Society) of the IEEE Peru Section. This event is organized to promote interdisciplinary understanding of signal processing and aerospace systems, their underlying science and technology, and their applications to government and commercial endeavors.
- INCAS 2017 seeks to reflect the professional development, promoting the integration of professionals, researchers and aerospace industry in a context in which prevail technological innovations to seek the benefit of the community, bringing together the most outstanding companies, industries, universities and professionals.
- Aerospace Bolivian Conference (ABC) 2018 to be held in La Paz – Bolivia. This event is organized to promote interdisciplinary understanding of aerospace systems, their underlying science and technology, and their applications to government and commercial endeavors. ABC seeks to reflect the professional development, promoting the integration of professionals, researchers and aerospace industry in a context in which prevail technological innovations to seek the benefit of the community, bringing together the most outstanding companies, industries, universities and professionals.
South American Competition List
Competition List available to international graduate/undegraduate/high-school students. You would need a conversant-level of English to compete. SGAC members are willing and able to provide support if needed.
- CanSat competition Type: Design, construction, and flying of model-rocket payload Age group: Electrical/Aerospace/Computer engineering university students Sponsors: AIAA, NASA
- SAE – Aero design Design, construct and fly an aircraft given design constraints AgeGroup: University or graduate students in Aerospace Sponsors: SAE
- Design-build-fly AIAA Design-build-and-fly aircraft Sponsors: AIAA
- RASC-AL competition Develop mission architectures to employ innovative solutions Age Group: University teams, 2 categories: undergraduate &graduate Sponsors: NASA & NIA
There are also a large number of design-only competitions. See AIAA and NASA. Of special mention to high-school students around the world is the NASA Space Settlement Contest!
South American Scholarships List
Interesting opportunities can be seen in the following items:
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Emerging Space Leaders Grant Programme: Scholarship to attend IAC, SGC & UN/IAF Workshop. Age Group: Students and young professionals Sponsors: IAF
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Erasmus Mundus: Open to people from all over the world to pursue graduate studies Available in all subjects related to space: Astrophysics, Software Engineering, Nuclear Fusion, Geospatial Technologies, Computational Mechanics, Space Science and Technology!Age Group: University teams, 2 categories: undergraduate & graduate
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Fulbright Program: Provides funding for students, scholars, teachers, and professionals to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Sponsor: United States Department of State