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Aerospace grants

Explore grants for aerospace companies. This directory brings together funding for new aircraft, propulsion systems, avionics, uncrewed systems and advanced air mobility, from national aviation and defense agencies, research councils and industry programs, alongside grants open to companies in any sector.

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Showing 217-240 of 1,016 grants

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Components Development and Experimental Testing for an Onboard Liquid Hydrogen Supply and Conditioning System in High-Power Fuel Cell Aviation Applications

🇪🇺Clean Hydrogen JU · European Union

Funds research into onboard components for a liquid hydrogen supply system for fuel cell aircraft, run in tandem with a matching Clean Aviation project.

Energy TechAerospace
€8M
Innovate UK logo
Closed

Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom transport innovators through pre-commercial procurement for prototyping, testing, and demonstration development.

MobilityRobotics+2
£210K
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research logo
Closed

Cooperative Institute in the Northern Gulf of America (CINGA)

🇺🇸NOAA OAR · United States

Supports a Gulf of America regional cooperative institute with sustained collaborative marine science.

Climate TechAerospace+1
$1 – $100M
Department of National Defence Canada logo
Closed

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox

DND Canada · Canada

Funds counter-UAS prototype developers competing for IDEaS Sandbox monetary prizes.

DefenseAerospace+3
CA
Closed

Cryo-cooled power electronics for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds a research project that develops and demonstrates cryo-cooled motor inverter power electronics for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell aircraft.

AerospaceEnergy Tech
€5M
DP
Closed

DeepTech Bharat Hackathon

🇮🇳DPIIT · India

Awards ₹1.25 lakh across 5 winning deep-tech ideas plus mentoring and incubation support.

AIIoT & Edge+8
DI
Closed

Defense Manufacturing Readiness Exercise (DMRE)

🇺🇸DIBC · United States

Pays manufacturers and design organizations to demonstrate readiness for future U.S. defense production roles in drones and munitions wiring.

DefenseAerospace+2
Belgian Science Policy Office logo
Closed

DEFRA NGCAT — Next Generation Combat Aircraft Technologies

🇧🇪BELSPO · Belgium

Funds Belgian industrial companies developing next-generation combat aircraft and fighter-jet technologies under the NGWS/FCAS programme.

DefenseAerospace+4
CA
Closed

Demonstration and Validation of icing Certification Methodologies compatible with EIS2035 for the SMR and REG Aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds an innovation project that demonstrates icing certification methodologies for ultra-efficient regional and SMR aircraft.

Aerospace
€12M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of a hydrogen distribution system for a direct hydrogen combustion propulsion aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds an innovation project that develops and demonstrates the hydrogen distribution system for a direct hydrogen combustion aircraft.

AerospaceEnergy Tech
€18M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of advanced airframe for ultra-efficient regional aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds an innovation project that develops and demonstrates an advanced, ultra-efficient airframe for a hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

AerospaceEnergy Tech+1
€40M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of advanced FC propulsion techno-bricks for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds an innovation project that develops and demonstrates the fuel cell engine components for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell aircraft.

AerospaceEnergy Tech
€50M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of Advanced Low NOx H2C Propulsion System for a direct hydrogen combustion aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds an innovation project that develops and demonstrates a low-NOx direct hydrogen combustion propulsion system for aircraft.

AerospaceEnergy Tech
€15M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of an integrated hydrogen fuel system for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds an innovation project that develops and demonstrates the integrated hydrogen fuel system for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell aircraft.

AerospaceEnergy Tech
€18M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of an Optimized System Platform for Ultra-efficient SMR Aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds an innovation project that develops and demonstrates an optimised systems platform for an ultra-efficient short-to-medium-range aircraft.

AerospaceEnergy Tech
€30M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of an Ultra-Efficient Rear Fuselage and Empennage and Its Integrated Industrial System enabling EIS2035 for the SMR Aircraft

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds an innovation project that develops and demonstrates an ultra-efficient rear fuselage and empennage, plus its production system, for an SMR aircraft.

AerospaceAdvanced Manufacturing+1
€40M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of cabin acoustic optimization technology

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds one team demonstrating lightweight cabin noise-mitigation technology for a hybrid-electric regional aircraft, up to TRL 5.

Aerospace
€5M
CA
Closed

Demonstration of low power Ice Protection System technology

🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union

Funds one team demonstrating a lightweight, low-power ice protection system for the wing and tail of a hybrid-electric regional aircraft, up to TRL 5.

Aerospace
€5M
S3
Closed

Digital flight rules

🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union

Funds research designing a new digital flight-rules concept for certified crewed and uncrewed aircraft.

AerospaceMobility
€500K – €1M
Innovate UK logo
Closed

Dual-use Aviation Systems and Autonomy

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funds UK organisations up to £1.25 million to build aviation tech for both civil and military use.

AerospaceDefense+1
£300K – £1.3M
European Defence Fund (DG DEFIS) logo
Closed

Enhanced pilot environment

🇪🇺EDF · European Union

Funds next-generation combat cockpit technology, from wearable displays to AI-assisted decision support for pilots.

DefenseAerospace
S3
Closed

Fast-track Enabling innovative air mobility (IAM) / Vertical take-off and landing capable aircraft (VCA) (crewed and uncrewed) operations

🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union

Funds innovation projects on vertiport management, automated flight and IFR procedures for crewed and uncrewed air taxis.

AerospaceRobotics+1
€2M – €5M
S3
Closed

Fast-track Extending U-space eco-system

🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union

Funds innovation projects building 5G-based communication, navigation and surveillance capabilities for drones and vertiports.

AerospaceIoT & Edge+1
€2M – €5M
S3
Closed

Fast-track U3 U-space advanced services and CNS capabilities

🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union

Funds innovation projects building advanced drone traffic-management services for shared airspace with crewed aircraft.

AerospaceIoT & Edge+1
€2M – €5M

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