The European Space Agency (ESA) – Open Call: Kick-Starts
Businesses can apply for year-round funding to develop new commercial services utilising space assets such as satellite communications, earth observation, satellite navigation, and more.
Funding Amount
Businesses can apply for year-round funding to develop new commercial services utilising space assets such as satellite communications, earth observation, satellite navigation, and more.
Funding varies according to each project.
Eligible Applicants
Businesses from any sector can apply throughout the year.
Eligible Activities
The following activities are supported:
Feasibility Studies provide the preparatory framework to identify, analyse, and define new potentially sustainable applications and services within the ESA Business Applications programme. They must comply with the following requirements:
They are user/customer driven
They benefit from the integrated use of one or more space assets
The tenderer intends to pursue a demonstration project after successful completion of the feasibility study
Demonstration Projects are dedicated to the implementation of pre-operational demonstration services within the ESA Business Applications programme, which therefore comply with the following requirements:
They are user driven (including user involvement and contribution)
They benefit from the integrated use of one or more space assets, with clear potential to become sustainable in the post project phase
A demonstration project is expected to have a pilot activity, where the service/product is trialled with the customer in a pre-operational environment.
Program Deadline
Rolling deadlines.
