Space grants in the United Kingdom
Explore Space grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for launch, satellites, earth observation, in-orbit services and space science from UK innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in the United Kingdom, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Space in the United Kingdom come first.
Showing 25-48 of 294 grants
Expression of interest: Japan-UK joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Joint UK-Japan research partnerships in advanced connectivity technologies.
FinTech
🇩🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds feasibility studies for space-enabled financial-technology services.
Food Security
🇩🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds feasibility studies for satellite-enabled food-security services.
Future Internet Kick-Start
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds Kick-start studies exploring space-enabled Future Internet applications.
Global Challenge Lab
🇬🇧Imperial Enterprise · United Kingdom
Offers a virtual innovation sprint supporting teams building practical solutions through structured mentoring and milestone-driven challenges.
Industry 4.0 and High Value Manufacturing Kick-Start Activities
🇩🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Pays up to EUR60K, no equity taken, for space-enabled smart-factory ideas.
Japan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Collaborative UK-Japan research in advanced connectivity technologies.
Optical wireless communications research and testing facility
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Funding to establish a national optical wireless communications test facility.
Regulators' Pioneer Fund — Round 4
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom regulators with pilot innovation that improves service quality and public delivery.
SMART: SCOTLAND
🇬🇧Scottish Enterprise · United Kingdom
Funds Scottish SMEs conducting high-risk feasibility studies to prove out novel technologies through Scottish Enterprise R&D grants.
Space For Municipalities
🇳🇴ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds feasibility studies for satellite-enabled municipal services.
Space Helping UK on COVID-19 and Other Pandemics
🇬🇧ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds satellite-enabled COVID-19 solutions piloted within the UK health system.
Wildlife Protection
🇩🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds feasibility studies for satellite-enabled wildlife-protection services.
Innovate UK Smart Grants
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom technology ventures across broad sectors through competitive grants for deep technology and innovation.
BASS Kick-start
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds feasibility studies for space-enabled applications in agriculture, climate monitoring, and transport innovation.
BASS — Wildfires
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds space-enabled wildfire monitoring programs improving response, prediction, and ecosystem safety.
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.
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.
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.