Space Critical EEE Components for EU non-dependence – Advanced Packages and Memories
HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-74
Funding Amount
€2.5M - €3.0M
Deadline
25/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Space Critical EEE Components for EU non-dependence – Advanced Packages and Memories Call?
Grant Description
This call supports research and innovation actions to develop and mature critical space-grade electrical, electronic and electromechanical components, notably advanced organic substrate packages (TRL 6–7) and MRAM memories (TRL 7), to reduce non-EU dependencies. Funded projects will establish long-term, trustable and predominantly EU-based supply chains, demonstrate compliance with space qualification standards, deliver detailed supply chain analyses, business plans and literature reviews, and a...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• Reinforced EU strategic autonomy by reducing non-EU dependencies on critical space EEE components and related technologies across the entire supply chain.
• Unrestricted access to critical space EEE components and technologies for EU space missions.
• Development or regaining of independent space operation capacity through resilient EU and trusted supply chains not subject to non-EU export restrictions.
• Enhanced global competitiveness via products and capabilities matching or surpassing non-EU performance levels.
• New opportunities for EU manufacturers by reducing reliance on non-EU export-restricted technologies.
• Unrestricted access to critical space EEE components and technologies for EU space missions.
• Development or regaining of independent space operation capacity through resilient EU and trusted supply chains not subject to non-EU export restrictions.
• Enhanced global competitiveness via products and capabilities matching or surpassing non-EU performance levels.
• New opportunities for EU manufacturers by reducing reliance on non-EU export-restricted technologies.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
1. Technology Area and TRL Targets:
• Select one area: Advanced packages (organic substrate for very high, fine pitch) to reach final TRL 6–7 or MRAM memories to reach final TRL 7.
2. Supply-Chain Structure:
• Preferably fully EU-based; if partial non-EU sourcing is unavoidable, ensure trustable, non-export-restricted processes (approval required).
• Provide high-level breakdown of the end-to-end supply chain and technology processes.
3. Export-Control Freedom:
• Demonstrate that the supply chain and final product are free of ITAR or equivalent restrictions; explicitly report any EAR-controlled segments (e.g. EAR 99).
4. Standards and Qualification:
• For developments targeting TRL ≥ 5, list applicable space standards (EN, ECSS, ESCC, MIL, JEDEC) for formal evaluation/qualification.
• Deliver the full, sensitive data pack planned for qualification authority to DG-DEFIS and HaDEA.
5. Work Plan Deliverables (within 6 months):
• Detailed supply chain mapping with roles, criticality, non-EU dependencies.
• Industrial roadmap and business plan (applications, mission insertion, time-to-market).
• Comprehensive list of relevant extra-territorial export controls.
• State-of-the-art and gap analysis.
6. Complementarity:
• Identify existing national/European efforts and demonstrate how proposed activities complement them.
7. Compliance:
• Ensure participants, subcontractors, affiliates are only from eligible countries and comply with Model Grant Agreement provisions.
• Select one area: Advanced packages (organic substrate for very high, fine pitch) to reach final TRL 6–7 or MRAM memories to reach final TRL 7.
2. Supply-Chain Structure:
• Preferably fully EU-based; if partial non-EU sourcing is unavoidable, ensure trustable, non-export-restricted processes (approval required).
• Provide high-level breakdown of the end-to-end supply chain and technology processes.
3. Export-Control Freedom:
• Demonstrate that the supply chain and final product are free of ITAR or equivalent restrictions; explicitly report any EAR-controlled segments (e.g. EAR 99).
4. Standards and Qualification:
• For developments targeting TRL ≥ 5, list applicable space standards (EN, ECSS, ESCC, MIL, JEDEC) for formal evaluation/qualification.
• Deliver the full, sensitive data pack planned for qualification authority to DG-DEFIS and HaDEA.
5. Work Plan Deliverables (within 6 months):
• Detailed supply chain mapping with roles, criticality, non-EU dependencies.
• Industrial roadmap and business plan (applications, mission insertion, time-to-market).
• Comprehensive list of relevant extra-territorial export controls.
• State-of-the-art and gap analysis.
6. Complementarity:
• Identify existing national/European efforts and demonstrate how proposed activities complement them.
7. Compliance:
• Ensure participants, subcontractors, affiliates are only from eligible countries and comply with Model Grant Agreement provisions.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
- Eligibility limited to legal entities in EU Member States, Norway and Iceland; entities controlled by non-eligible countries require approved guarantees ensuring no negative impact on EU strategic assets.
• No participants from, or subcontracting to, ineligible or target countries.
• Confidential deliverables to DG-DEFIS and HaDEA within six months.
• Four-year post-project obligations: supply availability in EU at fair market conditions, free of ITAR/EAR restrictions; transfer of ownership or exclusive licensing requires prior notification and may be objected to by the granting authority within four years after project end.
• Use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS if satellite EO/PNSS data/services are employed.
• Gender dimension analysis is not relevant for this topic.
• Full compliance with Horizon Europe MGA clauses on restricted eligibility, export controls and data confidentiality.
• No participants from, or subcontracting to, ineligible or target countries.
• Confidential deliverables to DG-DEFIS and HaDEA within six months.
• Four-year post-project obligations: supply availability in EU at fair market conditions, free of ITAR/EAR restrictions; transfer of ownership or exclusive licensing requires prior notification and may be objected to by the granting authority within four years after project end.
• Use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS if satellite EO/PNSS data/services are employed.
• Gender dimension analysis is not relevant for this topic.
• Full compliance with Horizon Europe MGA clauses on restricted eligibility, export controls and data confidentiality.
Important dates
Open from: 22/05/2025
Deadline:25/09/2025
Application period has ended
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