George Abbey, former Director of the Johnson Space Centre and Apollo 11 engineer was asked to reflect on how we can move forward in space technology advancement. He said, “EDUCATION I think is the key to it all. To look to the FUTURE we've got to bring our young people along with us and be willing to INVEST in them.”
Are you interested in investing in young people and the growth of the UK space sector through Prospero Space Fellowship? We are a not-for-profit organisation. No-one on the Prospero Space Fellowship team draws a salary so all donations go directly to recruiting Fellows, running the annual retreat, organising the interns and associated costs.
Here are a selection of ways you can support:
Platinum
£3,000 p/a
- Name, logo and description on website
- Invitation to the annual strategy meeting
- Invitation to join the annual retreat
- Opportunity to put forward a mentor
- Opportunity to provide paid internship(s)
Gold
£2,000 p/a
- Name, logo and description on website
- Invitation to join the annual retreat
- Opportunity to put forward a mentor
- Opportunity to provide paid internship(s)
Silver
£750 p/a
- Name, logo and description on website
- Opportunity to put forward a mentor
- Opportunity to provide paid internship(s)
Bronze
£N/A
- Opportunity to put forward a mentor
- Opportunity to provide paid internship(s)
Mentors and space industry Internships:
Each successful student applicant will become a Prospero Fellow and will receive two paid internships, two mentors from the space industry (one technical, one business/BD/financial/legal) and an invitation to an annual retreat which will include training across industry subjects. You could support the growth of the UK Space sector by:
Offering a Mentor:
Mentors from technical and business/legal backgrounds will offer unique perspectives on the UK space industry; further inspiring and enabling our Prospero Fellows. If you have mentoring experience or are keen to mentor students, please apply using the application form (available shortly). For safeguarding reasons, we will require DBS checks for all mentors.
Offering a paid internship:
Paid internships will offer Prospero Fellows an invaluable experience of life and work in the UK Space Industry. Fire-up the next generation of space professionals by offering a paid internship. If you wish to offer an internship over the summer from two weeks or more to the Prospero Fellows, please contact us.
