Sustainable Transformation of Agriculture Through Digitalisation and Space
Funds demonstration projects for satellite-backed sustainable agriculture.
Sustainable Transformation of Agriculture Through Digitalisation and Space is a European Space Agency Thematic Call that funds demonstration projects for satellite-backed sustainable agriculture — using satellite communications, positioning and Earth observation for farm-data platforms ('Agriculture of Data'), climate-smart agriculture, crop-yield prediction, crop-disease and soil-moisture monitor…
ESA wants Demonstration Projects that use satellite communications, positioning and Earth observation to make European agriculture more sustainable. Named topics include farm-data platforms ('Agriculture of Data'), climate-smart agriculture, crop-yield prediction, crop-disease and soil-moisture monitoring, rural broadband and IoT connectivity for farms, and GNSS-guided autonomous machinery and drones.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Sign up free to see how to apply
Sign up free to see the timeline
Sign up free to see where teams trip up
Guides for this application
All guides →Government Grants for Startups: What Deeptech Founders Should Know
A practical guide to government grants for startups, including Grants.gov, SBIR/STTR, state programs, eligibility, fit, timelines, and when to apply.
Start hereTRL Levels Explained for Deeptech Founders
Learn what TRL levels mean, how to estimate technology readiness, and how TRL affects grants, EIC Accelerator, SBIR/STTR, funding stage, and application evidence.
Write proposalHow to Write a Grant Proposal Reviewers Can Score
Learn how to write a grant proposal around reviewer criteria, evidence, work packages, budget logic, and commercialization for deeptech and R&D funding.
More from ESA
All grants from this funder →Environmental Crimes
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Zero-equity co-funding for satellite services that detect and trace environmental crime.
ESA BIC — Incubation
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Provides equity-free incubation funding and business support for space-related startups across Europe.
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.
Copernicus Masters
ESA · Global / Multinational
Awards over €300,000 in cash prizes to entrepreneurs building Earth-observation data products.
ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs)
ESA · Global / Multinational
Gives space startups €60,000 in equity-free funding plus ESA technical support.
Similar grants
Browse the directory →
WIPANO Knowledge Transfer through Standardization
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German companies and public research organizations that convert publicly funded research into technical standards through joint WIPANO cooperation projects.
EIC Transition Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports European deep-tech ventures advancing laboratory research toward validated prototypes and near-market technologies.
WIPANO Standards Participation for Companies
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German companies with up to 1,000 employees taking part in national, European, and international standardization committees through WIPANO.
Grand Solutions Grant
🇩🇰Innovationsfonden · Denmark
Funds Denmark-wide flagship consortia tackling difficult science and engineering problems through shared-stage support.
Start-up Grant Phase 1 — Market Clarification
🇳🇴Innovation Norway · Norway
Funds young Norwegian start-ups validating market need and business feasibility in their early growth journey.
ZIM R&D Cooperation Projects
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Administers collaborative grants for German firms and research partners to run joint innovation projects.