Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales

Founded in 1961, the Centre National d´Etudes Spatiales (CNES) is the government agency responsible for shaping and implementing France´s space policy in Europe.

Its task is to invent the space systems of the future, bring space technologies to maturity and guarantee France´s independent access to space.
CNES is a pivotal player in Europe´s space programme, and a major source of initiatives and proposals that aim to maintain France and Europe´s competitive edge.

It conceives and executes space programmes with its partners in the scientific community and industry, and is closely involved in many international cooperation programmes-the key to any far-reaching space policy.
The agency´s more-than 2,400-strong workforce constitutes an exceptional pool of talent, with some 1,800 engineers and executives, 35% of whom are women.
Through its ability to innovate and its forward-looking vision, CNES is helping to foster new technologies that will benefit society as a whole, focusing on:

• access to space
• civil applications of space
• sustainable development
• science and technology research
• security and defence

• Relevant Links

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• This provider offers the following scholarship(s)

  • CNES Research Grants