Guidance

National Space Innovation Programme

Details of the UK Space Agency’sAgency dedicated programme that provides co-funding to support the development of innovativeinnovations projects.with high potential to catalyse investment into the UK space sector.

From:
UK Space Agency
Published
23 September 2021
Last updated
2322 MayJuly 2024 — See all updates

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National and international project and grant recipients

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National projects and grant recipients 21/22

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NSIP Kickstarter Feedback Session

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NSIP Kickstarter Feedback

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Details

About the programme

The National Space innovation Programme (NSIP) supports the development of innovative space technologies by funding projects that may be high risk but have the potential for high returns and a clear target market.

LaunchedIn inNSIP’s 2020,pilot NSIPyear ran(FY20/21), two27 fundinggrants opportunitieswere forawarded to industry and academic-led project teams across the UK. In FY21/22, NSIP provided additional grant funding to advance11 of the pilot phase projects to enable these to continue advancing their innovative products, services and technologies that have application in the space sector. In itsFY22/23, pilottwo yearprojects (FY20/21),received 27a grantsfurther werefunding awardedboost to industrycontinue andtheir academic-ledactivities projectunder teamsthe acrossNSIP pilot programme.

In its current form, NSIP builds on the UK.successes Inand 21/22,lessons learned from the NSIP providedPilot additionaland grantthe Enabling Technologies Programme, which has funded 41 projects across key technology themes. NSIP funding tois 11targeted at disruptive space technologies, creating a pipeline of innovative projects to support and grow the pilotUK phasespace sector.

NSIP Call One supports projects tobeing enableundertaken theseby industry, academia, and research organisations across a wide range of innovations within the space sector. This is being delivered in the form of multi-year grants of up to continue£5m, advancingwhich theirwere innovativeawarded projects.following an open funding call in FY23/24.

Funding

Applying

Funded forprojects fundingare categorised into two groups within the programme:

Kick Starter

NSIP
  • Grant Kickstartervalue: open£150,000 call- 1

The£1 NSIPmillion

  • Focus Kickstarteron openlower callTechnology 1Readiness isLevels now(1-4)
  • Projects closedwith toan applications.

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  • Building on the closedsuccess callfrom here.

    NSIPthe Enabling Technology Programme

    • Major Projects

    Previous opportunities

    TheIn previousaddition callto closedproviding infunding Septemberopportunities, 2020.NSIP also increases cross-sector collaboration, helps deliver space missions and space capabilities, and supports regional growth.

    Updates to this page

    Published 23 September 2021
    Last updated 2322 MayJuly 2024 + show all updates

    1. Updated with new programme information and funding details.

    2. Added NSIP Kickstarter Feedback and updated links to closed calls.

    3. Updating wording and link text to reflect both Kickstarter and Major Projects calls have now closed to applications.

    4. New NSIP funding calls have opened, which has been reflected by adding call to actions for them in the body text of the page. Information about grant recipients have been updated in the 2 HTML attachments, as the previous call closed and we have details about grant recipients.

    5. Added 2021/22 projects and grant recipients

    6. First published.

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