Announcement of Opportunity: Space Cluster Infrastructure Funding Call
The UK Space Agency's SCIF will award more than £50 million in matched funding to companies and academic institutions to boost the UK’s space R&D infrastructure.
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Update 30/06/23:
Applications/proposals still must still be submitted no later than midday on July 5 2023.
However, due to changes made to Annex C-2 made on the basis of approvals requirements and external feedback, we are extending the deadline specifically for the submission of ‘Annex C-2: Catalysing Investment and Other Benefits Table’ for those who would benefit from additional time to fill out this spreadsheet, and this Annex can be submitted separately from your submission with a deadline of midday on Monday 10 July 2023..
The UK Space Agency is excited to announce the launch of a new fund, dedicated to Space R&D Infrastructure.
The Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) will award more than £50 million in matched funding to companies and academic institutions, as part of a competition to increase the capability, capacity, and connectivity of the UK’s space R&D infrastructure.
Aimed at supporting the development of the types of pioneering space products that helped the UK to establish its reputation as a space-faring nation, the fund is open to organisations of all sizes and locations, with a weighting towards those outside of the Greater South-East.
The infrastructure SCIF is catalysing with this fund, will enable UK space organisations to accelerate pioneering products and applications that will become critical for the success of future space missions while making a lasting and valuable contribution to the wider UK economy.
The information and documents that follow this announcement provide relevant background information on the fund, including the strategic context; policy challenges; key objectives; expected benefits; match funding details; submission process; mandatory requirements; exclusions, and draft copies of relevant documents that must be agreed as part of any award. It is essential that you read and understand this.
The competition will run for a period of 6 weeks and the last date for applications is midday on 5 July 2023. Proposals will be evaluated by a team of independent experts, over a period of 3 weeks. From this work, a shortlist will be prepared and included in the Full Business Case, which is subject to final approval by DSI&T. Grants cannot be agreed, and therefore funding cannot be released, prior to this.
A list of FAQs has been posted on the UK Space Agency website. If you have any questions please contact the SCIF team at scif@ukspaceagency.gov.uk.
Last updated 4 July 2023 + show all updates
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Updated table formatting error in Announcement of Opportunity.
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Added update regarding extended deadline for Annex C-2.
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Budget Template (1.0b) - UPDATED to resolve calculation automation in tab 'infra_eqt' Annex C-2: Catalysing Investment and Other Benefits Table - UPDATED to allow for standardised reporting/assessment of benefits Application Form Guidance: UPDATED to reference Annex C-2: Catalysing Investment and Other Benefits Table FAQs: UPDATED to include additional clarification questions
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Guidelines for Providing Quantified Benefits in Proposal Applications - HTML attachment CREATED Budget Template - file attachment UPDATED Annex C-2: Catalysing Investment Template - file attachment UPDATED Announcement of Opportunity: Space Cluster Infrastructure Funding Call - HTML attachment UPDATED Application Form Guidance - HTML attachment UPDATED
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Updated FAQs.
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Added Budget Template. Added accessible version of submissions process to Announcement of Opportunity.
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