Space grants
Explore grants for space companies. This directory brings together funding for launch and propulsion, satellites and constellations, earth observation, navigation, in-orbit services and space science, from space agencies, research councils and commercial space programs.
Showing 193-216 of 1,087 grants
SA-Flanders (FWO) Collaborative Research Projects
🇿🇦NRF · South Africa
Funds South African and Flemish university teams to run multi-year fundamental research in any domain through shared governance.
Schmidt Science Fellows Cohort
🇺🇸Schmidt Sciences · United States
Supports postdoctoral researchers at the career transition stage with global fellowships for cross-field scientific growth.
Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund
🇬🇧Scottish Government · United Kingdom
Pays Scottish academic partners so non-Scottish firms can trial R&D collaboration.
SME Defence Call
🇳🇱Holland High Tech · Netherlands
Supports Dutch small and medium enterprises developing dual-use space, quantum, and advanced material technologies for security innovation.
SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase I
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds early-stage United States space small businesses with feasibility contracts for new space technologies.
SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase II
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Supports United States space firms advancing proven prototypes into stronger development and demonstration milestones.
SpaceWERX STRATFI
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds strategic growth support for United States space firms ready for major technical scale and deployment.
SpaceWERX TACFI
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds tactical development support for United States space firms advancing commercialization after early proof.
SPRIND Equity Investments & Convertible Loans
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Invests in German deep-tech ventures through shared-equity support with private co-financing and downside risk share.
Technology in Space Prize
🇺🇸CASIS · United States
Awards MassChallenge startups up to $500,000 a year in nondilutive funding for ISS-based R&D.
TechUp Romania
🇷🇴Ministry of Finance · Romania
Funds €1-10 million frontier-tech R&D and production projects in Romania.
Villum International Postdoc
🇩🇰Villum Fonden · Denmark
Supports female Danish researchers with international postdoctoral grants that strengthen long-term research careers.
Villum Investigator
🇩🇰Villum Fonden · Denmark
Funds internationally experienced Danish university researchers to advance long-term strategic research projects.
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)/27 Cohort
Creative Destruction Lab · Canada
Offers Creative Destruction Lab cohorts with mentorship, customer discovery, and venture readiness to help startups scale.
Georgia FAST Grant Phase 0
🇺🇸UGA Innovation Gateway · United States
Funds Georgia-based small businesses hiring a grant writing consultant to prepare a competitive SBIR or STTR application.
STFC PATT Travel Claim
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom astronomers at eligible institutions by reimbursing travel and subsistence costs for approved telescope access.
Air Force SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸Air Force · United States
Funds United States Air Force and Space Force aligned small-business concepts in early defense feasibility work.
Air Force SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸Air Force · United States
Supports United States Air Force-aligned projects maturing defense-ready prototypes toward broader mission adoption.
NASA NIAC Phase II
🇺🇸NASA · United States
Funds researchers and companies advancing early-stage space technology concepts through NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts Phase II program.
NASA SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses conducting early-stage R&D to establish the feasibility of innovations aligned with NASA mission priorities.
NASA STTR Phase I
🇺🇸NASA STMD · United States
Funds U.S. small businesses and their research institution partners conducting early-stage space technology R&D through NASA's Small Business Technology Transfer program.
NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge
🇺🇸NASA Flight Opportunities · United States
Funds developers of payloads that can be manipulated by a robotic arm in low Earth orbit with cash prizes and a hosted orbital flight test.
Navy SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Funds United States naval small-business ideas for ship, aviation, undersea, and autonomy-related feasibility studies.
Navy SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Supports United States naval innovation teams transitioning validated concepts into stronger prototypes and mission-ready solutions.