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Game-changing innovations for European launch solutions

Game-changing innovation for European launch solutions

Funding Amount

€950K - €950K

Deadline

07/10/2025

Eligible Organization Types

Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution, Other

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What is the Game-changing innovations for European launch solutions Call?

Grant Description
This prize funds game-changing, low maturity innovations across the space industry supply chain (excluding complete launch solutions) that can revolutionise European access to space by making launch solutions cheaper, more sustainable, agile and resilient. The expected impact is to improve the competitiveness of the European space industry, spur interest, new collaborations, private investment, market development and foster an EU ecosystem for innovative space access solutions. Projects compete ...
Required Results for Successful Funding

Expected Outcomes

- Award of five cash prizes to the highest-ranked innovators delivering breakthrough solutions for resilient and competitive EU access to space.
• Stimulation of novel collaborations and attraction of new, dynamic actors into the European launch ecosystem.
• Mobilization of additional private investment in early-stage space technologies.
• Generation of market-ready concepts for cheaper, more sustainable, agile and resilient access to space.
• Strengthening of the EU space industry’s competitiveness and opening of new market opportunities within Europe and beyond.
Funded areas

Scope Requirements

• Innovations must go beyond the current state of the art and have the potential to revolutionize future access to space in terms of cost, sustainability, agility and resilience.

• Eligible innovations cover any segment of the launch supply chain except full end-to-end launch solutions.

• Applicants must be legal entities (natural persons, public or private bodies) established in EU Member States, with decision-making and R&D/manufacturing/operations based in the EU.

• Activities must be carried out in EU Member States.

• Applicants must register in the Participant Register and obtain REA validation before the deadline.

• Full electronic submission by 07 October 2025, 17:00 Brussels time, via the Funding & Tenders Portal; no paper submissions.

• Part B limited to 70 pages; extra pages will be disregarded.

• Compliance with call document sections on admissibility, eligibility, exclusion, evaluation, award criteria, and ethics.
Additional Conditions for Applicants

Special Conditions

• Total prize budget: €5 000 000; five winners receive €950 000 each; remaining €250 000 covers prize management and expert remuneration.

• Use only the submission forms provided within the Electronic Submission System (Portal); do not use download-only documents.

• Entities under EU restrictive measures (TEU Art. 29/TFEU Art. 215) or covered by Guidelines 2013/C 205/05 are ineligible.

• Entities without legal personality may participate if legally represented and offering equivalent financial guarantees.

• Proposals must respect EU ethical standards and values: no human cloning for reproductive purposes; no heritable genetic modifications (except cancer treatment research); no creation of embryos solely for research or stem-cell procurement.

• Ethics review may be required; non-compliant proposals cannot win.
Important dates

Open from: 13/05/2025

Deadline:07/10/2025

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