HSTI DropTES Fellowship Programme 2020

The Selection Board will consist of team members from UNOOSA, ZARM and DLR. The Board will assess all applications against the following criteria:

• The scientific and/or technological value of the proposed experiment,
• The relevance of microgravity in the proposed experiment,
• The relevance of the drop tower utilisation in the proposed experiment,
• The general feasibility of the proposed experimental set-up and procedure,
• The involvement of the proposed experiment in the students' syllabuses,
• The organisation realising the planned research project, and
• The overall presentation of the experiment proposal. The entire selection process will be performed in a single step.

• The final number of team members who will participate in the experiment series on-site at the Bremen Drop Tower depends strictly on the requirements of the experiment and is subject to approval by the Selection Board of the DropTES Fellowship Programme. The Board reserves the right to change or limit the team size if considered necessary.
• Changes to the composition of the team are NOT allowed once the application has been submitted. If for exceptional reasons changes are absolutely necessary, they will be subject to the approval of the Selection Board.
• Priority will be given to teams that have not previously participated in an experiment series at the Bremen Drop Tower and/or research projects that have never been conducted at the Bremen Drop Tower.
• Each team applying must be supported by one of its academic supervisors (team leader - Prof./PhD).
• Applicants must be able to show that they have their respective entities’ support through a Letter of Endorsement from their entities’ directors.