Removed Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (C-LEO) Programme - Call 3 and Earth Observation Missions and Technology Innovation Call 1 as these calls have closed.
Removed as deadlines have passed: Expression of Interest: Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund - Call 2, National Space Innovation Programme – Call 3, Call for Incubator Studies for Small Satellite and Cube Satellite Mission Concepts, Commercial Climate Services Call 4, Earth Observation InCubed funding call, Announcement of Opportunity: 2026 Rosalind Franklin Instrument Science Preparation Support Call.
Added SCIF EOI
Added NSIP and C-LEO funding calls.
Added Earth Observation Missions and Technology Innovation Call 1, Call for Incubator Studies for Small Satellite and Cube Satellite Mission Concepts, Commercial Climate Services Call 4 and InCubed funding call.
Removed 2026 Rosalind Franklin Instrument Science Preparation Support Call.
Added Rosalind Franklin Instrument Science Preparation Support Call
Removed closed C-LEO call.
Updated ARTES: Invitations to Tender information
Added: Call for Applications: UK National Delegate support for the UK Space Agency Connectivity in Low Earth Orbit (C-LEO) Call 2: ARTES Only page
Responsive mode call: 2025 SciSpacE support has now closed.
Navigation Innovation Support Programme (NavISP) section updated
Removed Exploration Science working group support call as the call has now closed.
Changes to Navigation Innovation Support Programme (NavISP) section
Removed Wales Catalyst Fund
Added Wales Space Cluster Catalyst Fund.
Added Cyber security consultancy support, plus assessment and certification
NSIP Call 2, ARTES Call - General Summer 2025 and Climate Services Call 3 removed as deadlines have now passed.
The award limit for the 'Exploration Science working group support' has been corrected to £100k and the deadline for 'Exploration for Community Development' has been corrected to 'closed until further notice.
Removed Unlocking Space for Business: Call 2 and International Bilateral Fund – Call 2 as these calls have closed.
Updated ARTES call information
Added ARTES and Climate Call 3 calls.
Added Responsive mode call: 2025 SciSpacE support information
Added Unlocking Space for Business: Call 2
Added ARTES Call 2
Added NSIP Call 2.
Removed closed ecosystem call. Updated ARTES call.
Student support: ESA microgravity programmes removed, as the opportunity is now closed
Removed ARTES Call for Innovative Hybrid Network Solutions and added Ecosystem Development Programme Funding Call
The ARTES Call for Innovative Hybrid Network Solutions has been added to the list, as the call is now open. The TWSTFT call has been moved to closed opportunities.
Updated Two-Way Satelite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) Capability Project closing date to 11 December.
TWSTFT opportunity added to the list of open funding opportunities. ARTES ESA workplan activities moved to closed opportunities.
ARTES ESA Workplan Activities: Satellite Quantum Communications Networks (ESA Workplan Activities) added to the list of open funding opportunities.
ARTES programme: general call for expressions of interest (EOI) in satellite communication development and SBRI: UK National Active Debris Removal (ADR) Mission Technology Development - Phase 2 have been removed, as they have both closed.
ARTES: Invitations To Tender (ESA Workplan Activities) updated.
Removed Announcement of opportunity: Unlocking Space for Business as deadline has passed.
UK Space Agency-Axiom Space astronaut mission projects 2024/2025, C-LEO programme and Announcement of opportunity: 2024 Exploration Science removed as they have closed.
SBRI: UK National Active Debris Removal (ADR) Mission Technology Development - Phase 2 added.
Removed Training Programmes Fund as it has now closed.
Added Unlocking Space for Business programme.
The deadline for applications to the 2024 Exploration Science call have been changed to the following:
- science overview (for PDRA and fellowship applicants only): 4pm on Thursday 18 April 2024
- full proposal (for all applicants): 4pm on Thursday 9 May 2024
Updated ARTES: Advanced Technology information.
Added C-LEO call.
Added details about the 2024 Exploration Science funding call, which opened on 11 March 2024.
Removed C-LEO open call.
Details added about the ARTES programme general call for expressions of interest (EOI) in satellite communication development, as it opened on 26 February 2024.
Added details of Training Programmes Fund (Education & Future Workforce Team)
UK Space Agency-Axiom Space astronaut mission projects 2024/2025 added to the list of open funding opportunities.
Removed closed opportunities.
Removed two programmes that have closed (they will be added to the closed programmes page).
Updated deadline of the Atmospheric ablation call to from 19 January to 20 January
'Atmospheric ablation: the potential environmental impact of space debris re-entering Earth’s upper atmosphere' was added as the call went live today (11 December 2023).
Science and Exploration Bilateral Programme: Call 2 added, and SBRI: Active Debris Removal Refuelling Mission feasibility study - Phase 1 removed, which closed on 5 December.
Added C-LEO call.
NSIP Kick Starter and Major Projects calls have been removed from the details section, as they have both closed.
The ARTES: Advanced technology call has been put on hold, so changes have been made to the section relating to the call to reflect it is on hold.
SciSpacE support AO grant call - autumn 2023 added as the call has opened.
'Phase 2: UK National Delegate support for the ESA Competitiveness and Growth programme' opened, so added to list of open calls.
Space for all fund has been removed as it has closed. The refuelling study call has been added as it has opened.
Two programmes that have closed removed from the list of open programmes.
Removing the ETP funding call from the body text field as it closed today on 10 October.
A new funding call opportunity, NSIP Major Projects funding call, has been added in the main body, in date order.
Updated the body field of the page with a new funding call to reflect the Space Cluster Programme funding call opening on 4 October 2023.
A new call for funding (National Space Innovation Programme – Kick Starter – Open Call (Call 1)) has been added to the top of the list of calls for funding on this page, as it opened on 28 September 2023.
Added UK National Delegate support for the ESA Competitiveness and Growth programme details and links.
Added Space for All Fund. Removed closed ARTES call.
Added ETP Call 4.
Removed closed opportunities.
Added ARTES: UK National Delegate Support for the “Aerial Connectivity” Call.
Removed SCIF Call.
Removed closed opportunities.
Added Space Exploration Advisory Committee Call.
Removed closed opportunities.
Added Exploration Science Working Group support call.
Added General Support Technology Programme call.
Added Climate Services Call Two.
Added Space Clusters and Infrastructure Fund call.
Added ARTES 6G ESA call
Added IBF and ETP Call Three open calls.
Updated Announcement of Opportunity: 2023 Call for Mars Exploration Science total fund and deadline
Added Announcement of Opportunity: Call for the ESA Earth Observation programme, InCubed2
Removed SPIN and ARTES calls.
Added two Mars Exploration Science calls
Corrected funding amount for SciSupport call
Added Announcement of Opportunity: 2023 SciSupport AO Grant Call.
ARTES UK National Delegate support for the “Connecting People” Call added
SPIN 23 funding call added.
Funding call added.
Expired calls moved to closed opportunities.
Announcement of Opportunity: Responsive Mode Call - Exploration Community Development added.
ETP Call One removed as deadline has passed.
Updated funding opportunities, and moved closed opportunities to a different page.
Enabling Technologies Programme - Call Two opened.
Corrected closing of Cluster Development call.
Call for ideas: UK National Delegate support for the ESA ARTES Partnership Programme Phase 1.
Moved LaunchUK Technology Investment funding into Closed for Opportunities section.
Added “Opening Space with 5G” and “5G Hub at Harwell” calls
Added ARTES and ETP funding calls.
Added open calls for cluster funding, space science and exploration bilateral missions, and LaunchUK technology investment.
Updated funding opportunities August 2022.
Closed announcement of opportunity.
Added Enabling Space Exploration and Microgravity Experiments calls.
Added 2022 Exploration Science Announcement of Opportunity and Support for Student Teams selected for ESA Microgravity Student programmes Announcement of Opportunity
ARTES call for applications opened.
Opened NavISP opportunity.
Exploration Science Microgravity grant opportunity has closed.
Updated with relevant information.
Updated information.
New announcement of opportunity added. Funding support for students selected for ESA microgravity programmes.
Space Placements in Industry (SPIN) funding opportunity added.
Page updated to reflect new space for all grant call.
Dated content removed and updated with a link to the latest Space for All grant call.
Calls for proposals are no longer available
The 2018 space call in Horizon 2020 has been published. Information added to page.
Case study document attached
Space for All guidance updated
IPP Finance Form added
National Space Technology Programme announcement of opportunity published.
Attachments inserted
Space for All community grant scheme updated. New round of funding announced.
Update to National Space Technology Programme funding information.
International Space University (ISU) – Scholarship Scheme information added.
Space for Smarter Government Programme call for proposals information added.
Space for All small awards scheme documents updated.
National Space Technology Programme funding round two, call for space technology proposals information added.
Announcement of the second round of the National Space Technology Programme funding added.
Aurora outreach announcement of opportunity, guidance and application form.
First published.
International Bilateral Fund – Call 3
Total funding available: up to £1.5m is available for each project
Funding type: Research, innovation, and development
Who can apply: UK businesses, universities and research organisations
EOI deadline: 14 September 2026 (optional but encouraged)
Cyber security consultancy support, plus assessment and certification
Funding type: Development and consultation
Who can apply: UK-based SMEs involved in space sector activity (less than 250 employee headcount) with a manufacturing or operational presence in the UK (includes NI). Applications from micro/start-up businesses are particularly welcomed.
Funding type: Research, innovation and development
Who can apply: UK organisations and companies (UK Space Agency and ESA approval required)
Funding: Dependent on activity
Deadline: Dependent on activity
This is an ESA-initiated programme offering up to 100% funding for developing early technologies and innovations. Invitations To Tender (ITT) are listed on the ESA website.
Funding type: Research, innovation and development
Who can apply: UK organisations working in positioning, navigation and timing undertaking technology research and development focused on commercial innovation.
Funding:
Element
2026
2027
2028
Total
1
3.5-4
3.5
3.5
11
2
13
10
6.7
29.7
3 (more info to come for competitions)
4.4
4.3
4.3
13
Deadline: Open until further notice
Since 2017, the UK has invested over €100 million into NavISP to support the UK space PNT sector to innovate the next generation of space-enabled and space-supported navigation products, services and applications.
The UK investment in the programme is available to support UK organisations to undertake technology research and development focused on commercial innovation.
Funding type: Research, innovation, and development
Who can apply: UK organisations and companies (UK Space Agency and ESA approval required)
Deadline: Open until further notice.
The UK Space Agency is looking to provide support to companies and academic institutions across the UK in developing innovative technologies to grow UK capability. We are keen to engage with start-ups and SMEs (from both within and outside the space sector), as well as established companies and organisations. Collaborative proposals are also welcomed.