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ESA Business Incubation Centre Netherlands

ESA BIC Noordwijk

Status

Deadline has passed

The last published deadline was 2026-10-05. Check the funder's page for a new round.

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Amount
€60,000

Up to EUR 60,000 zero-equity incentive funding for product development and IPR, plus up to 80 hours technical support. Two-year programme at SBIC Noordwijk.

Funder

European Space Agency (ESA) with the national space agency or regional co-funder

ppp · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Permanent open call; selections twice a year (spring and fall). Next selection deadline 5 Oct 2026 23:59.

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Space-connected idea or startup; startups not older than 5 years or yet to be founded; ESA member-state citizens resident in NL (others need work permit or startup visa); no prototype or market introduction yet.

How to apply

  1. Contact the local ESA BIC to discuss suitability
  2. Submit application documents before the local deadline
  3. Tender Opening Board review, then presentation to the Tender Evaluation Board
  4. Register a company in Netherlands before signing the incubation contract

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.sbicnoordwijk.nl/esa-bic/

"With ESA BIC, startups get up to €60K funding for product development, technical support by the European Space Agency (ESA) or partners, and extensive business support by SBIC."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.sbicnoordwijk.nl

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