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.
Showing 217-240 of 1,016 grants
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.
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom transport innovators through pre-commercial procurement for prototyping, testing, and demonstration development.
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.
Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox
DND Canada · Canada
Funds counter-UAS prototype developers competing for IDEaS Sandbox monetary prizes.
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.
DeepTech Bharat Hackathon
🇮🇳DPIIT · India
Awards ₹1.25 lakh across 5 winning deep-tech ideas plus mentoring and incubation support.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Digital flight rules
🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union
Funds research designing a new digital flight-rules concept for certified crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
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.
Enhanced pilot environment
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds next-generation combat cockpit technology, from wearable displays to AI-assisted decision support for pilots.
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.
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.
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.