Space grants in Germany
Explore Space grants for companies in Germany. This list brings together funding for launch, satellites, earth observation, in-orbit services and space science from German innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, EU and international programs open to applicants in Germany, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Space in Germany come first.
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BASS — Wildfires
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds space-enabled wildfire monitoring programs improving response, prediction, and ecosystem safety.
EIC Accelerator — Short Proposal
🇮🇱ISERD · Israel
Supports small and medium firms in early-stage deep technologies through public proposals and commercialization mentoring.
Platforms and end-products
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays European defence-industry consortiums to expand EU production capacity for platforms and end-products such as armoured vehicles, aircraft, radars, naval systems and satellite payloads.
ESA BIC — Incubation
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Provides equity-free incubation funding and business support for space-related startups across Europe.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships — ISERD)
🇪🇺ISERD · Israel
Supports internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers placed in Israeli institutions to build independent research careers through EU mobility fellowships.
Collaborative Earth Observation and SatCom Demonstrators
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds four €5–10M projects that prepare end-to-end Earth Observation and satellite-communications demonstrations for commercial space use.
Critical Space EEE Components for EU Independence
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €250–300k research project to rebuild secure European supply chains for critical space electronics and components.
Digital Autonomy for Space Transportation
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €2–3M projects that bring autonomous flight, digital design and simulation tools to competitive European space transportation.
ISOS4I Ground Demonstrator and USI Qualification
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds up to €1M to ground-test ISOS4I mission systems and qualify a European interface for future in-space services.
Quantum Space Gravimetry
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €14–15M projects that mature quantum gravimeters for space and build Europe's next Earth-observation sensing capability.
Space Critical Equipment for EU Independence
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a €250–300K project that matures critical space equipment and EU-trustworthy supply chains for independent missions.
Space Partnership: Connected Earth Observation and SatCom
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €1.5–3M projects linking Earth observation and SatCom technologies for resilient, secure and commercially useful space services.
Horizon Biodiversity: Genomes to Space
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €5M projects to connect satellite, field and genomic biodiversity data into interoperable tools for ecosystem monitoring, restoration and policy.
EIC Accelerator Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds late stage deep tech start ups and small businesses with combined non dilutive and growth support across technology fields.
Eurostars Call 12 for projects
🇪🇺RVO · Netherlands
Funds innovative SME-led international R&D consortia through the Eurostars Call 12 grant process.
Environmental Crimes
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Zero-equity co-funding for satellite services that detect and trace environmental crime.
ESA InCubed — Co-funding
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Supports startups commercializing Earth observation by funding service development and downstream applications.
EUDIS Business Accelerator
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Supports defense startups through EU cohorts, providing vouchers and coaching for growth.
Growth Projects
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Co-funds market-expansion projects for space-enabled solutions already proven in a first market.
Proof-of-Concept Studies and Pilot Projects for Space-Enabled Applications
🇪🇺ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds businesses building commercial services on top of space assets.
Space for Olympic Games
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds space-based digital-transformation services for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
EIC Pathfinder Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds bottom-up research for breakthrough deep-tech, any field of science.
EIC Transition Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports European deep-tech ventures advancing laboratory research toward validated prototypes and near-market technologies.
'Proof of market' to improve valorisation and commercialisation of Horizon generated R&I results
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays up to 25 small consortia EUR 200,000 each to test the commercial exploitation potential of results that already came out of earlier Horizon Europe or Horizon 2020 Cluster 4 projects.