ESA Space Solutions Demonstration Projects

Larger follow-on to Kick-Start: ESA funds a pre-operational demonstration of a space-enabled service with real users. Co-funding is typically 50% ESA / 50% company or partner contribution (higher ESA share possible for SMEs in some programme lines). Project values commonly run from several hundred thousand to a few million euro.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

European Space Agency, Directorate of Commercialisation, Industry and Procurement

public · supranational

Deadline: Open all year — Continuously open for proposals in most participating Member States, subject to national budget availability. ESA recommends contacting your national ESA Space Solutions ambassador before submitting.

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.

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 50% yourself.