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 241-264 of 1,018 grants
Hydrogen powered aircraft concepts and key technologies integration and impact assessment
🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union
Funds one team integrating and testing fully electric hydrogen fuel-cell and direct hydrogen combustion aircraft concepts, up to TRL 4.
Icing in the context of sustainable aviation
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one project researching aircraft ice-detection and protection technology for the next generation of low-carbon aircraft.
iCreate Drone Challenge 2025
🇮🇳iCreate · India
Pays for India's fastest, strongest and most enduring drone prototypes with ₹2 crore.
iDEX DISC 12 (Re-Open) - IAF
🇮🇳iDEX · India
Funds Indian MSMEs, startups and individual innovators up to Rs 1.5 crore to solve an Indian Air Force helicopter landing-system challenge.
iDEX Open Challenge
🇮🇳iDEX · India
Pays Indian startups and MSMEs up to ₹1.5 crore to pitch defence and aerospace technology.
iDEX Prime Re Open
🇮🇳iDEX · India
Funds Indian MSMEs, startups and innovators up to Rs 10 crore to solve two Indian Air Force defence technology challenges under iDEX Prime.
Increased automation assistance for the pilot for ATM tasks
🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union
Funds research on single-pilot operations and cockpit automation that assists pilots with air traffic management tasks.
Innovation Support to Operations Phase 3 — Next
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Supports fast delivery of United Kingdom military-ready solutions through research partnerships focused on operational outcomes.
Innovative air mobility and services for sustainable and smart urban, peri-urban transport – Societal Readiness pilot
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two projects, worth up to EUR 5 million each, testing drone cargo delivery in cities and building the planning rules cities need to allow it.
Innovative light weight and reliable liquid hydrogen tank
🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union
Funds a research project that develops and demonstrates a lightweight, reliable liquid hydrogen tank for hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Innovative Manufacturing Adoption Fund Stage 1
🇦🇺NSW Government · Australia
Funds NSW manufacturers with $10,000 to $50,000 to investigate adopting advanced manufacturing technology through feasibility studies, pilot projects and technology assessments run by an external consultant.
Integration of the next generation aircraft for zero/low emission aviation
🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union
Funds research on integrating hydrogen, battery-electric and hybrid-electric aircraft into European air traffic management.
Investigate quantum sensing and computing applied to ATM
🇪🇺SESAR 3 JU · European Union
Funds research exploring quantum computing, post-quantum cryptography and quantum sensing for air traffic management.
J-Startup — 5th selection
🇯🇵METI · Japan
Supports Japanese startups through public-private matching for global market exposure and business development.
JATF Autonomous Warfare Proving Ground
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports autonomous system development at military test facilities with multidomain range and laboratory enhancements.
Key Technologies for Loads Control Lidar for Ultra-efficient SMR aircraft
🇪🇺Clean Aviation JU · European Union
Funds one team maturing lidar sub-systems for a feed-forward gust load alleviation system on a next-generation single-aisle aircraft, up to TRL 5.
Lab Venture Challenge
🇺🇸CU Venture Partners · United States
Awards CU Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs researchers up to $125,000 in non-dilutive proof-of-concept funding to push university inventions toward commercial ventures.
Map the Gap Phase 3
🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom environmental monitoring innovation through gap mapping and advanced river and ecosystem projects.
Map the Gap Phase 3 — Riverine Relief
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom teams with aerial systems for terrain and river assessments that improve operational safety.
Michigan Space Innovation Hub RFP
🇺🇸MEDC · United States
Supports Michigan's space economy with a statewide hub linking defense, academic, and commercial innovation pathways.
Multi-Disciplinary design and Analysis Framework for Aerial Systems
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds research into a digital-twin simulation framework that speeds up design, certification and predictive maintenance of aerial systems.
NASA SBIR Phase I (BAA, Appendix A & B)
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds exploratory feasibility research for small businesses in aeronautics, space technology, and exploration development.
NASA STTR Phase I (BAA, Appendix B)
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds United States small-business and nonprofit research partnerships for early NASA-focused aerospace feasibility work.
NATO DIANA Challenge Programme
NATO DIANA · Global / Multinational
Funds for-profit deep-tech companies from any NATO member nation that are developing dual-use solutions to critical defence and security challenges, through competitive annual and dynamic challenge calls.