Focus at ESA Phi-Lab Austria: “Industrialization by Design”
ESA Phi-Lab Austria invites all interested parties to submit their ideas that align with the following focus areas:
Industrialization by design of innovative upstream space-hardware and space-software
Clear commercial orientation and well-defined market potential
Demonstrated customer interest
A defined network of partners both within and beyond the space sector (with support from ESA Phi-Lab Austria)
Budget
The available Innovation Seed Funding per selected project ranges from a minimum of €200,000 to a maximum of €300,000.
This funding is intended to cover 50% to 100% of the total eligible costs of the activity.
Who can apply?
The research project proposal must be submitted by a legal entity or a consortium of legal entities (enterprises, research organisations, start-ups).
Some further criteria apply:
The project shall be relevant for the specific focus of competence of the Phi-Lab and the specific topics as defined in the previous section;
To be a legal entity (a public law company / a private law company / an association / a foundation, etc.) registered under the laws of an ESA Member State (in the case this legal entity is not registered in Austria the research activity shall deliver a clear benefit to Austria).
How to apply
STEP 1
If you are interested to apply for our Open Call, please fill in the Contact Form below. We will send you all Open Call Documents you need to start your application process.
STEP 2
Please make sure you have received the following documents, which are part of the Open Call Documents:
ESA Phi-Lab Research Proposal with
Cover Letter including Requirement Checklists (in the template)
Executive Summary
R&D and Potential Impact Proposal
Activity and Management Proposal
Draft Research Contract including Draft Service Agreement
Pre-Proposal Application Document
STEP 3
To increase the quality of the proposal we recommend to use our preproposal support. Send us the ESA Phi-Lab Preproposal Document arranging a first meeting and get preproposal support from our support partners Brimatech, Enspace, and tecnet.
STEP 4
Send all filled in Open Call Documents back to esaphilab@accent.at before the submission deadline.
