European Space Agency, EU: Investigating the biological effects of space radiation

08/07/2021

30/10/2021

The European Space Agency invites proposals for its continuously open research announcement investigating the biological effects of space radiation. This enables researchers to conduct research necessary to advance knowledge relevant for human space exploration through ground based experimental studies. ESA has identified five European accelerator facilities suited to provide the beamtime necessary. Grants are worth up to €50,000. Funding may be used for access costs to the facility.

Research should address one or more of ESA’s space radiation goals in the fields of biological effects or radiation physics: •providing quantitative estimates of the dose- and dose-rate dependence of the risk for radiation-induced acute and late morbidity, including cancer and noncancerous effects; •identifying, developing and validating early biomarkers of risk for ensuing radiation-induced health detriment; •identifying, developing and validating biomedical and physical countermeasures, including the potential impact of individual susceptibility.

Researchers based in ESA member states participating in the SciSpace programme may apply. Researchers based in other ESA member states may participate as team members. Researchers based at one of the five accelerator facilities are not allowed to submit proposals using their own facility.