Funding Flash July 2025
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
The list is not exhaustive – for that, see the Satellite Applications Catapult’s Space Enterprise Network.
If you see an opportunity below that could be suitable for your business, reach out to the team at info@spacesouthcentral.com, who will offer advice, expertise, support and connections to help you create successful bids. Since 2016, we have helped regional organisations secure £37.5M.
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Santander X UK Awards 2025
Deadline: Wednesday, 16th July 2025
Enter your business into the Santander X UK Awards 2025 for the chance to win a share of £135K in equity-free funding and the opportunity to compete against the best early-stage businesses from across Europe and Latin America in the Santander X Global Award.
Read more here.
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National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) Call 2
Deadline: Wednesday, 23rd July 2025
The UK Space Agency invites proposals for UK-based research and development projects that will deliver innovative space technologies, applications and services through the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). NSIP provides co-funded grant support to de-risk high-reward projects with a clear target market.
Read more here.
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Climate Services Call 3
Deadline: Sunday, 27th July 2025
Following the success of two earlier Climate Service Calls, the UK Space Agency is supporting the development of Earth Observation-enabled climate services by continuing to provide small grants to support the development of pre-commercial UK-based services using satellite Earth Observation data.
Read more here.
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ARTES Call – General Summer 2025
Deadline: Thursday, 31st July 2025
The UK Space Agency is inviting proposals from applicants looking to develop technologies, products and services in satellite telecommunications. These can cover the development of components, systems or services and any aspect or combination of the space, ground or network segments.
Read more here.
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Hubble Space Telescope Call for Proposals
Deadline: Thursday, 14th August 2025
The Hubble Telescope invites scientists to participate in Cycle 33 of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The telescope and its instruments were built under the auspices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). Management of HST’s scientific programme is carried out by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
Read more here.
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Advanced agricultural monitoring and management solutions
Deadline: Wednesday, 20th August 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) invites companies to participate in the Advanced Agricultural Monitoring and Management Solutions initiative. This opportunity aims to support the development of innovative services that leverage space technology to enhance agricultural monitoring and management. The Call for Proposals welcomes submissions for feasibility studies and demonstration projects. Please refer to the ‘Authorisation of Funding’ section below to determine your team's eligibility for funding.
Read more here.
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Horizon Europe 2025 work programme Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Deadline: Sunday, 24th August 2025
The European Commission has pre-published all of the 2025 Horizon Europe Work Programmes, which list the funding opportunities under the 2025 call topics.
No matter your field – whether you’re a business, university, research institute, charity, or not-for-profit – you could be eligible to apply for Horizon Europe funding to advance your cutting-edge research and innovation, fostering lasting impact and meaningful change.
Their Innovate UK European Team and UK National Contact Points can support you with these exciting potential funding opportunities and help you get the most out of Horizon Europe.
Read more here.
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Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship
Deadline: Thursday, 4th September 2025
The objectives of the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships are to:
enable UK universities and research institutions to strategically recruit and attract outstanding research leaders to the UK from overseas by offering long-term support and flexible funding to conduct high-quality research
strengthen research and help build a critical mass of excellence in the UK’s best university departments and research institutions in fields considered to be strategically important by the institution
Read more here.
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Enhancing Port Safety and Efficiency through Space
Deadline: Thursday, 18th September 2025
The main objective of the Thematic Call for Proposals is to develop space-based services and applications which address the challenges facing ports by taking advantage of data and innovative technologies.
This Thematic Call for Proposals aims to support industry in the development of services focused on increasing the safety of the personnel during ports-related operations, enhancing security measures, and improving efficiencies around operations and the movement of passengers and goods.
This Call for Proposals welcomes submissions for feasibility studies and demonstration projects. Please refer to the ‘Authorisation of Funding’ section below to determine your team's eligibility for funding.
Read more here.
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Springboard research grants with France, Spain and Germany
Deadline: Tuesday, 30th September 2025
Springboard grants support collaborations between research teams involving early-career researchers, with a view to either submitting joint grant applications or working on joint publications.
Priority will be given to projects aligned with the Horizon Europe thematic areas:
Health
Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Civil security for society
Digital, industry and space
Climate energy and mobility
Food, bio-economy, natural resources, agriculture and environment.
Read more here.
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SME Programme
Deadline: Thursday, 30th October 2025
This competitive funding programme is designed to maximise benefits to SMEs and to support and encourage industrial investment into the aerospace sector and its supply chain through the funding of innovative and high-impact projects.
The SME Programme is coordinated and managed by:
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Innovate UK (IUK)
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)
Read more here.
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General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)
Deadline: Open Until Further Notice
The UK Space Agency is looking to provide support to companies and academic institutions across the UK in developing innovative technologies to grow UK capability. They are keen to engage with start-ups and SMEs (from both within and outside the space sector), as well as established companies and organisations. Collaborative proposals are also welcomed.
Read more here.
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UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Deadline: Open Until Further Notice
UKI2S invests in innovations emerging from the UK’s publicly funded science and knowledge base. We specialise in engineering biology, defence & security, fusion energy, and space to facilitate sustainable growth, enhance the health and security of society, improve productivity, and deliver economic gains emerging from the UK's public funding portfolio.
Read more here.
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ESA ITT
Deadline: Various
The latest list of open and intended ESA and non-ESA ITTs is now available and published on ESA STAR. This includes all contracts currently open for bids, as well as those in the intended phase prior to publication. All opportunities listed are accessible to UK companies, though some caveats may apply.
Read more here.
