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Space grants in Norway

Explore Space grants for companies in Norway. This list brings together funding for launch, satellites, earth observation, in-orbit services and space science from Norwegian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Norway, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Space in Norway come first.

Showing 121-144 of 284 grants

Research Council of Norway logo
Between cycles

Verification: Research Commercialisation from Publicly Funded Research Organisations

🇳🇴RCN · Norway

Funds Norwegian research organisations, their tech transfer offices, and spin-out startups maturing new technology toward commercial use through the Research Council of Norway's Verification: Research Commercialisation scheme.

NOK 1M – NOK 5M
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic logo
Closed

KAPPA — 1st for Proposals

🇨🇿TA CR · Czechia

Funds Czech and partner institutions through EEA-style cross-border applied-research collaborations.

CZK 500K – CZK 2.5M
Innovation Norway (Innovasjon Norge) logo
Closed

Student Entrepreneurship Grant (STUD-ENT)

🇳🇴Innovation Norway · Norway

Funds student teams at Norwegian universities and colleges developing and commercialising a business idea through a grant.

NOK 1M
Lockheed Martin Corp logo
Open

Lockheed Martin Ventures

Lockheed Martin Corp · United States

Invests in hardware, aerospace, and defense innovation founders through a corporate venture platform tied to Lockheed Martin.

DefenseSpace+4
$500K – $50M
UK Defence Innovation (formerly DASA) logo
Between cycles

Open Call for Innovation

UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom

Funds organisations worldwide developing novel defence and security innovations across any technology area from TRL 1 to TRL 8.

DefenseAI+11
European Space Agency logo
Between cycles

Copernicus Masters

ESA · Global / Multinational

Awards over €300,000 in cash prizes to entrepreneurs building Earth-observation data products.

SpaceClimate Tech+2
€20K
Creative Destruction Lab logo
Between cycles

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)/27 Cohort

Creative Destruction Lab · Canada

Offers Creative Destruction Lab cohorts with mentorship, customer discovery, and venture readiness to help startups scale.

AIQuantum+5
CAD 0
GS
Closed

DeepTech Frontier Challenge 2026

Global Startup EXPO · Japan

Pays a ¥10 million grand prize to deep-tech startups from Japan and overseas that pitch cutting-edge, research-rooted technology at Global Startup EXPO 2026 in Osaka.

AIRobotics+5
¥10M
GS
Closed

DeepTech Frontier Challenge 2026

Global Startup EXPO · Japan

Awards a ¥10 million grand prize to deep-tech startups pitching at Global Startup EXPO 2026.

AIRobotics+6
¥10M
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Novel Internet of Things Services Using Space Capabilities

ESA · Global / Multinational

Fully funds feasibility studies on space-enabled Internet of Things services.

IoT & EdgeSpace
€150K
European Space Agency logo
Closed

OrbitalAI Φsat-2

ESA · Global / Multinational

Rewards teams for AI tools that process Earth-observation data onboard satellites.

SpaceAI
NT
Closed

Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge

NTL · United States

Pays up to $155,000 across three phases for a new lunar rover wheel design.

SpaceHardware+1
$10K
MassChallenge logo
Closed

Security & Resiliency Traction Program

MassChallenge · United States

Runs a 10-week, no-cost, non-dilutive accelerator for early-stage security, resiliency, and dual-use founders, from Pre-Seed through Series A+, culminating in enterprise pilots and investor-ready pitches.

DefenseRobotics+4
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Services Enabled by High Altitude Pseudo Satellites Complemented by Satellites

ESA · Global / Multinational

Fully funds feasibility studies combining high-altitude platforms with satellite services.

SpaceDefense+1
€200K
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Services Supporting Critical Infrastructure

ESA · Global / Multinational

Fully funds space-enabled services that make critical infrastructure safer and greener.

Built EnvironmentCybersecurity+1
€250K
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Space for Infrastructure: Air, Land and Sea Transport

ESA · Global / Multinational

Funds studies and pilots for satellite-backed transport-infrastructure services.

MobilitySpace
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Space for Infrastructure: Water Management

ESA · Global / Multinational

Funds feasibility studies and pilots for satellite-enabled water infrastructure.

Built EnvironmentClimate Tech+1
European Space Agency logo
Closed

Space-Based Services for Smart Airports

ESA · Global / Multinational

Pays up to €250K in zero-equity funding for space-enabled smart-airport services.

MobilitySpace
€250K
European Space Agency logo
Closed

The Arctic Region: Environmental and Economic Resilience

ESA · Global / Multinational

Pays 50-80% for satellite services protecting Arctic ecosystems and fisheries.

Climate TechSpace
XPRIZE Foundation logo
Closed

XPRIZE Wildfire — Finals Phase

XPRIZE · United States

Funds teams building autonomous wildfire sensing and suppression systems for faster emergency response.

AerospaceRobotics+2
$3.5M
Mubadala Investment Company logo
Discontinued

UAE Mubadala Investment Strategic / Energy / Tech Capital

Mubadala · United Arab Emirates

Offers United Arab Emirates investors and strategic startups with growth capital and partnership options across technology and energy.

AIEnergy Tech+3
$10M – $1B
ER
Open

ERC Proof of Concept Grants

🇪🇺ERC · European Union

Pays existing ERC grant holders a EUR 150,000 lump sum to explore the commercial or social innovation potential of their ERC-funded research.

€150KSep'26
European Commission logo
Open

Horizon EIE: Technology Transfer Offices

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds five €1M projects that help universities and research organisations turn academic inventions into licences, spin-offs and industry deals.

€1MSep'26
European Commission logo
Open

Creative alliances: Fostering global partnerships in cultural policies and CCI innovation

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Pays international research consortiums roughly €3-3.75 million to build cross-regional creative-industry and cultural-diplomacy partnerships between Europe and world regions such as Africa, Asia and Latin America.

€3M – €3.8MSep'26

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