National Space Innovation Programme – Call 3
The UK Space Agency's National Space Innovation Programme invites proposals for UK-based space projects, with up to £20 million of support available.
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The UK Space Agency invites proposals for UK-based research and development projects that will deliver innovative space technologies, applications and services through the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). NSIP provides co-funded grant support to de-risk high-reward projects with a clear target market.
NSIP operates open funding calls under two schemes, NSIP Kick Starter and NSIP Major Projects, which combined provide end-to-end support for innovation from concept to commercialisation.
Applicants may apply for the following funding and project durations:
Kick Starter
Kick Starter proposals may request grant funding between £150,000 and £1,000,000 with a maximum duration of 30 months. Kick Starter projects are roughly defined as early stage (TRL 1-4) with an emphasis on highly disruptive or novel proposals.
Major Projects
Major Projects proposals may request grant funding between £150,000 and £2,000,000 with a maximum duration of 30 months. Major Projects should achieve high TRLs (5-9) with an emphasis on commercialisation and catalysing investment.
Applying
Applications to NSIP Call 3 must be submitted via the Flexigrant portal only, emailed applications will not be assessed:
The questions and documents required for the Flexi-grant application align to those previously requested in NSIP Call 2. To aid applicants and their partners with planning responses example documents have been provided below for information and guidance purposes only. Full details about the opportunity and the application guidance can be found in the Announcement of Opportunity with key information included in the NSIP Call 3 guidance videos.
Deadline: Outline Proposals must be submitted by 11:59pm on Friday 21 August via the Flexi-grant portal.
Guidance videos: the NSIP team have produced two videos to support applicants including:
An Introduction to NSIP and Guidance for Call 3
Guidance for Completing the NSIP Part A Application Form
Please note that the Part A is only required for the Full Proposal. If you have difficulty viewing these videos, please amend your cookie settings, or open via YouTube instead.