OpenGrantEducation and training

ESERO-UK[E8]

United KingdomDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: The European Space Education Resource Office UK (ESERO‑UK) is the UK’s flagship national space education and engagement programme, using the context of space to support young people to engage with learning, explore science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and consider careers in the space sector, particularly those from under‑represented backgrounds. Location: National. Award: £1 to £4,500,000.
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Open to: Nonprofits
Open to: Public bodies
Dates: Opens 14 Oct 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 24 Jan 2027, 00:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 24 Jan 2027, 00:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 4,500,000 in totalKind of money: Grant.
Funder: Department for Business, Innovation, Science & TradeSee what else this funder offers.
How to apply: Apply to the funder directly. Open the funder's page on UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Guidance and application: The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Opens[E6]: 14 Oct 2026
Closes[E3]: 24 Jan 2027, 00:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 4,500,000
Per applicant[E10]: Not stated
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 3 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits, Public bodies. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.

Updates

First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o)

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

E1
The funder is Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade.
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 24 Jan 2027, 00:00 UK time (UTC).
“2027-01-24T00:00”
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 14 Oct 2026, 12:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-10-14T12:00”
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.
“2027-01-24T00:00”
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "ESERO-UK".
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 4,500,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“4500000 GBP”
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 4,500,000.
“4500000 GBP”
From ESERO-UK (ID fMCz8BPTci9ILty7eV02o), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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