General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)
The General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) is an ESA programme aimed at the development of new and innovative space technologies.
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General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) is a technology support and development programme, to which the UK Space Agency committed €40m€83m at the last European Space Agency (ESA) Council of Ministers Meeting in November 2019.2022.
ItFollowing provideson from the highly successful GSTP Information Day, which was held at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers in London on 14 March, guidance notes are now available on the GSTP area of UK Space Agency website. Please ensure that you refer to this documentation before contacting the GSTP Team or submitting a Statement of Interest.
This programme continues to provide support to companies and academic institutions across the UK in developing innovative technologies to grow UK capability. We are keen to engage with start-ups and SMEs (from both within and outside the space sector), as well as established companies and organisations. Collaborative proposals are also welcomed.
To encourage smaller companies and those who are considering working in the space sectorsector, we have utilised and engaged in two envelopeframework programmes.
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Theframeworkfirst-programmethis enables companies to apply for an initial activity to de-risk their proposed larger project with asmallersmall fully fundedprojectactivity of up to €200k, which must be delivered within 9 months. On successful completion of the initial activity applications are thenwelcomedpermitted for the follow-on activity. This may be delivered in up to two phases and match funding of up to 50% will be required – which is subject to negotiation with the UK Space Agency GSTPlead.Thereisalsotheoptionofapplyingfora -
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For any further enquiries contact the GSTP lead,team, Helen Roberts, at at GSTP@ukspaceagency.gov.uk.
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