EU: SESAR Young Scientist Award 2019

The SESAR Young Scientist Award 2019 (YSA 2019) aims to recognise young scientists with high potential contributing to the scientific research in the field of air traffic management and aviation. In addition, the award also provides a mechanism for further personal development.

The SESAR Young Scientist Award is a financial reward of the individual scientific achievements. This financial contribution or “Prize” will be awarded following a public contest.

The SESAR Young Scientist Award 2019 is published and managed by the SESAR Joint Undertaking and the result will be announced at its SESAR Innovation Days (SIDs) event, which is the main forum for dissemination of SESAR Innovative Research results and for interaction with the wider ATM research community and industry representatives.

NB: the present Contest is NOT a PhD or similar study funding programme.

The (up to) three short-listed Applicants of the Young Scientists Award will be invited to attend the SESAR Innovation Days 2019. The SJU will reimburse the short-listed Applicants attending the SIDs for their travel and accommodation costs related to the attendance for the entire duration of the SIDs event.

The contest is open to any Young Scientist who has contributed to scientific achievements within the area of Air Traffic Management and Aviation within their:

• Bachelor thesis defended not more than 18 months before the date of publication of the present Call, or 
• Master thesis defended not more than 18 months before the date of publication of the present Call, or 
• PhD thesis defended not more than 18 months before the date of publication of the present Call; or
• on-going PhD,

and who are a citizen or a resident in an EU Member State or an Associated Country to the Horizon2020 Research and Development Framework Programme (H2020).

The winner will be publicly announced at the “SESAR Innovation Days” that will take place in Greece at Athens in December 2019.

The winner will receive a prize of EUR 5000.

Deadline for the submission of applications: 6 September 2019.

Notification of short-listed applicants with the invitation to participate in the SESAR Innovation Days: November 2019.

Announcement of the winner during the SESAR Innovation Days: 05 December 2019.