The ManSat Scholarship competition is underway to find Year 12 students to represent the Isle of
Man at the 2025 United Space School (USS) in Houston, Texas.
The 2025 USS takes place from July 13-28 and will see young people from more than 20 countries
work together to plan a crewed mission to Mars.
River Advisers has awarded scholarships to Isle of Man students to attend the USS since 2000.
The competition is open to the Island’s five high schools and King William’s College. The most recent
winners were Leo Crowe and Charlie Needham from Ramsey Grammar School, and William Shooter
from St Ninian’s High School.
The USS is run by the Foundation for International Space Education (FISE) and the students will be
supported by NASA astronauts, engineers, and scientists.
River Advisers is awarding up to three scholarships for the 2025 competition.
To enter, Year 12 students need to submit written answers to these three questions:
Why are you interested in space?
What excites you the most about the future of space exploration?
How do you think the Isle of Man can contribute to the future of space exploration?
The answer to each question should be between 500 and 1,000 words in length – quality is better
than quantity – and all three questions must be answered.
Answers should be submitted in a single PDF file, by email, to education@mansat.com
The file should be named using the following convention:
firstname-secondname-school.pdf
Entries will be anonymised before judging takes place.
The deadline for entries is 11:59pm on Friday, 10 January 2025. Late entries will not be accepted.
The winners will be announced by Friday, 17 January 2025.
The scholarships to attend the USS are awarded in cooperation with the Department of Education,
Sport and Culture (DESC).
Dr Jennifer Stone, Chief Technical Officer at River Advisers, was the first recipient of a scholarship in 2000.
She said: “This competition is one of the real highlights of the year for us. The calibre of students has been phenomenal and our scholars are consistently placed towards the top of the USS class each year. The trip to Houston represents an incredible opportunity for students to work with peers from around the world and it’s also a chance to develop lifelong friendships and establish contacts within the space industry. We look forward to reading this year’s essays – before making what is always a difficult choice!”
Please visit www.unitedspaceschool.org for more information about the Space School and
www.riveradvisers.com/scholarships to learn more about the scholarships.
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