UKSA are pleased to share the initial details of an upcoming funding opportunity: National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) Call 3, which we expect to go live in late July.
As with previous calls, NSIP will seek to provide co-funded grants to high-risk, high-reward space technologies, services, and applications with clear market potential. Applications will follow a two-stage selection process, preceded by an Expression of Interest, and projects will be split between our two streams: Kick Starter and Major Projects.
🚀 Kick Starter Projects
- Grant Values: £150k – £1m
- Duration: 2+ years
- Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): 1-4
- Focus: Innovation & Disruptive Technology
🌟 Major Projects
- Grant Values: £150k – £2m
- Duration: 2+ years
- Technology Readiness Levels (TRL): 5-9
- Focus: Commercialisation & Growth
More details to be released following the funding opportunity going live in late July 2026.