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 193-216 of 1,018 grants
Autonomous and automatic air-to-air refuelling
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a contractor to develop sensor and control technology that lets tanker and receiver aircraft refuel each other automatically.
Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026
🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom
Collaborative research on aviation’s non-CO2 climate impacts.
BlindFlight Resilience Challenge
EDGE · United Arab Emirates
Awards $25,000 for a UAV navigation system that survives GNSS jamming and spoofing.
BraveTech EU
🇪🇺AID · France
Supports defense technology initiatives that translate operational experience into practical European innovation projects.
BUILD (Boeing's University Innovation Leadership Development Program)
🇮🇳Boeing · India
Offers Indian students and entrepreneurs mentoring and a shot at a ₹10 lakh grant.
Call for R&DI Funding Proposals
🇮🇳TIHAN · India
Funds researchers and institutions up to ₹25 lakhs for autonomous-navigation R&D projects.
Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment
🇺🇸FAA · United States
Funds the ASCENT university coalition's research into alternative jet fuel and aviation's environmental impact.
Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster (RIA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
🇮🇸European Commission · European Union
Funds three lead projects, worth up to EUR 15 million each, that each run a multi-stage generative-AI competition in aerospace, pharma or telecom — with EUR 250,000 grants to the top 20 entrants and EUR 2 million grants to the final four.
Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster in Apply AI prioritised sectors
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays three European consortia EUR 15 million each to run generative-AI competitions in aerospace, pharma or telecoms, re-granting up to EUR 2 million per finalist SME team that competes.
Collaborative air combat
🇪🇺EDF · European Union
Funds design and prototyping work on shared EU standards that let manned and unmanned combat aircraft operate together.
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.