How can I apply?

🚀 Apply to a course on earth observation/ remote sensing at a university in the European Union. You can check pre-selected European Union universities here  and apply by 19 January 2025 or chose another European Union university.

📅 Application Deadline: 28 February 2025

🎓 Study Duration: September 2025 – July 2027

💰 Financial Package: Up to €33,500 (approx. ₱2,072,712)

We welcome and encourage applicants from government agencies dealing with earth observation and remote sensing regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnicity, religion or socioeconomic status.

For more information and to apply, visit this link.

https://copphil.philsa.gov.ph/news/call-for-applications-for-the-new-eu-copphil-scholarship-programme-for-advanced-studies-in-earth-observation-and-remote-sensing-is-now-open/

Background information

The EU CopPhil Scholarship programme is part of the EU funded Copernicus programme, a flagship initiative of the European Union's Global Gateway Strategy, where the European Union, the Philippines Space Agency and DOST collaborate together on space and earth observation.

About CopPhil: The EU Copernicus Philippines programme is funded by the EU with a 10 million euro (624 million PHP), implemented by the Philippine Space Agency and European Space Agency in coordination with the Philippines Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The programme supports the adoption of advanced technology to help local public administration, institutions and companies prevent natural disasters, protect the environment, and manage national resources. The project involves three elements: developing a Copernicus data centre in the Philippines, piloting services showcasing the practical applications of earth observation data (ground motion monitoring; land cover, forests and crop mapping, and marine environment monitoring) and supporting the country to strengthen local capacities and promoting education in the field of Earth observation.

Copernicus services have already demonstrated its value to the local authorities, when the satellites were activated from Europe last July to map an oil spill caused by the sinking of MT Terra Nova following the heavy rains and rough waters from super typhoon Carina.

CopPhil is a flagship programme of the European Union Global Gateway Strategy, which aims to engage with partners globally around shared priorities such as the transition to a green economy, education and research, or digital infrastructure. To learn more about the impact of CopPhil on the Philippines and its neighbours, click here.

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