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ESA Space Solutions Demonstration Projects

ESA Demonstration Projects

Status

Status not published

Always-open invitation to apply; no fixed deadline.

Open now
Amount
Not published

Open Call for Proof-of-concept Studies (activity cost up to EUR 600,000) and Pilot Projects (case-by-case). ESA co-funding: baseline up to 75% (PoC) / 50% (pilots); micro, small and medium businesses up to 80%, depending on national delegation authorisation.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Space Agency, Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Procurement

public · supranational

Deadline: Open all year — Always-open invitation to apply; no fixed deadline.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Registered in a participating ESA Member State with national delegation authorisation. Requires committed pilot users and a credible route to commercial operation.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://business.esa.int/funding/open-call-for-proposals-proof-concept-studies-and-pilot-projects

"This is an Open Call for Proposals, meaning that it is an always open invitation for businesses to apply for a funding activity relating to a space-enabled application or service for any industry, market or topic."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: business.esa.int

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