Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The main objective of Preparatory Actions is to prepare future EU actions in various priority policy fields.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This is a topic for an EU prize in the field of access to space under the EU Space Programme.
When adopting the 2024 Union Budget, the Council and the European Parliament decided to finance a preparatory action, within the meaning of point b) of Article 58(2) of the Financial Regulation and entitled “Game-changing innovation for European launch solutions”.
The European Commission adopted a Decision on 4 April 2024, including this preparatory action, on “the Work Programme for 2024 and on the financing for the implementation of certain pilot projects and preparatory actions relating to the Union Space Programme and Horizon Europe for the year 2024”.
Access to space is an indispensable element of the space ecosystem, without which there is no Union space policy, which supports many political priorities.
The general policy objective is to support the development of game-changing innovations that have the potential to revolutionise the future of access to space and improve the competitiveness of the European space industry.
Detailed Call Description
With the prize on Game Changing Innovations for Access to Space, the EU would like to bring about novel ways to improve the competitiveness of the overall European space industry, in particular for the preparation of the next generation of innovative solutions for cheaper, more sustainable, agile and resilient access to space.
The prize rewards low maturity innovations from new ideas, concepts, to technologies, products, processes or digital solutions, that have the potential to revolutionise the future of access to space by focusing on ambitious innovations which are not yet available and go beyond the state of the art for access to space.
The prize is open to innovations from the whole supply chain that contributes to the access to space domain, except to complete launch solutions.
The expected result is the award of prizes to innovators that deliver new solutions to the challenge of resilient and competitive EU access to space.
The aim is to spur interest, incite new collaborations, incentivize change, attract new dynamic innovators to the area, mobilise additional private investment for innovation, generate solutions and encourage an EU innovative access to space ecosystem, while developing or opening markets in new areas.
The aim is to spur interest, incite new collaborations, incentivize change, attract new dynamic innovators to the area, mobilise additional private investment for innovation, generate solutions and encourage an EU innovative access to space ecosystem, while developing or opening markets in new areas.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The prize overall budget is €5.000.000
The first five ranked winners will receive the same prize of value €950.000
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Industry
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Other Services
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Space
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Chambers
- Educational Institutions
- Employees
- Legal Entities
- Natual person / Citizen / Individual
- NGOs
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants must:
- be legal entities (natural persons, public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the EU Member States considering that decision-making centre and activities related to research, development, manufacturing, and operations are located in territories of Member States of the EU
- not be subject to restrictions originating from Member States outside of the EU.
Applicants must register in the Participant Register — before the call deadline — and will have to be validated by the Central Validation Service (REA Validation). For the validation, you will be requested to upload documents showing legal status and origin.