Funder
STFC: ESA business incubation centre – United Kingdom
Added date
24/02/2022
Closing date
30/10/2022
Call summary
The Science and Technology Facilities Council and the European Space Agency invite applications for business support from the ESA business incubation centre – United Kingdom. This supports start-up companies in turning their ideas into profitable products and services using space technology, or developing technologies for use in space. The project idea must be based on space-related technology, expertise or application and target the non-space market, or you must be developing products and services for the space sector. The company has to be base at and managed from the applicant’s preferred ESA BIC. Each company may receive over £40,000 of cash incentive for design, prototyping, intellectual property protection and market studies, as well as access to STFC’s test facilities, laboratories, workshops and technical expertise, including up to 40 hours of expert support and 40 hours per year of access to lab facilities.
Scientific scope
Telescopes & Space Instrumentation; Spacecraft, Shuttles & Probes; Commercial Space Applications; Mechanical Engineering
PI eligibility
Applications are invited from companies that are not older than five years or from applicants who are ready to start a new company.