UK Space Agency, GB: SciSupport Call for Proposals

23/03/2023

18/04/2023

The UK Space Agency is making funding available to support the preparation of experiments and this scheme is open to academics from the UK or overseas, working at UK Research Organisations, who have already been selected by ESA for access to microgravity or space environments facilities. This call aims to provide UK national support to selected experiments in preparation and execution. Prioritisation will be given to experiments scheduled to be executed in 2023 - 2025 (with an understanding that delays can occur). Award range: up to £200,000 The UK Space Agency only welcomes proposals for resources and related costs to support experiment preparation and implementation. This could take the form of (but are not limited to): support for academics including promising early career researchers, Post Doctorate Research Assistants and lead academics; support for PhD students (please contact us for further details); travel costs to facilitate data collection or experiment implementation; equipment costs (to support experiment preparation). The maximum funded award length is three years (unless awarded for PhD stipend) with an anticipated start date of no earlier than 1 June 2023.

Atmospheric Sciences; Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics; Geochemistry; Geophysics; Gravity & Gravitation; Integrated Circuits; Magnetism & Electromagnetism; Materials Sciences; Metallurgy; Microelectronics; Molecular Electronics; Nanoelectromechanical Systems; Nanoelectronics; Nanolithography & Nanofabrication; Nanomanufacturing; Nanomedicine; Nanometrology; Planetary Systems Sciences; Sensors & Transducers

Applicant type Academic Institution; Individuals: Early Career and Emerging in Field; Individuals: Graduate Student or Pre-doc; Individuals: Mid-Career to Established in Field Eligibility Note This call will fund UK based academic researchers who have already secured facility access to microgravity and space environments research platforms through the ESA SciSpace Programme, of which the UK is a member state.