Presentation: UK Space Agency AI for SatComs Webinar
Updated 12 May 2025
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UK Space Agency AI for SatComs Webinar
ARTES Competitiveness & Growth
Tuesday 6 May 2025
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Today’s Speaker:
Rebecca Irving, UK Space Agency
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Agenda
Timings, Topic, Speaker
1300 to 1305, Introduction, Rebecca Irving, UK Space Agency
1305 to 1320, AI for SatComs application process, Rebecca Irving, UK Space Agency
1320 to 1330, Q and A Session, All speakers
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AI for Satcoms
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Overview
Title of the Call is AI for Satcoms
Call Envelope €5,000,000
No upper or lower limit for individual projects
Deadline for Expression(s) of Interest is 12 midday, 22 May 2025
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Eligibility and Criteria
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Eligibility
Must utilise Telecommunications infrastructure
Prime must be a UK-based entity?
RTOs and Academia are not eligible to prime
Details of non-UK partners and/or suppliers must be provided? in EOI
Different funding levels for LBs and SMEs?
UK will not fund licensing or regulatory compliance activities?
Large Businesses or non-SMEs up to 50%
SMEs up to 75%
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Criteria
All applications are considered under five assessment criteria?:
Approach and Methodology
Financial Return
Innovation
Supply Chain
Wider Benefits
All applications are considered in competition with others received
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Timeline
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UK Space Agency Application Timeline – AI for Satcoms
Competition Opens 2 May 2025, midday
Deadline for completing UK Space Agency Expression of Interest Form, 22 May 2025, midday
Notification of Expression of Interest Outcomes, w/c 26 May 2025
Deadline for completing UK Space Agency Cover Sheet Form, 23 June 2025, 23:59 BST
Notification of UK Space Agency Cover Sheet Outcomes, w/c 21 July 2025
Deadline for Outline Proposal, 25 August 2025 TBC
Notification of Outline Proposal Outcomes, TBC
Deadline for Full Proposal submission to UK Space Agency, TBC
UK Space Agency Review and Authorisation of Funding Letter, TBC
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Expressions of Interest EOI
First stage in the application process?
All applicants must complete the online EOI form? - link to form: Expressions of Interest
Summary of your project – what are you proposing?
Deadline for Call: Thursday 22 May 2025, midday BST
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Summary
€5,000,000 funding envelope
No upper or lower limits for individual projects
Deadline for Expressions of Interest is 22 May 2025, midday BST
Prime must be a UK entity – RTOs and Academia are not eligible to prime activities
Different funding levels for Large Businesses up to 50% and SMEs up to 75%
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Thank you telecoms@ukspaceagency.gov.uk