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National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3[E8]

United KingdomDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) provides co-funded grant support to derisk high-reward R&D projects with a clear target market. NSIP operates open funding calls for all space-related technologies under two strands: NSIP Kick Starter that supports highly disruptive early-stage innovations, and NSIP Major Projects which emphasizes commercialisation and growth of particularly lucrative ideas from UK…
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Open to: Nonprofits
Open to: Public bodies
Open to: Universities and research
Stage: Idea and proof of concept
Stage: Growth and scale-up
Dates: Opens 20 Jul 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 13 Nov 2026, 00:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 13 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 20,000,000 in totalUp to GBP 2,000,000 for one applicant.Kind of money: Grant.
Funder: Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologySee 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]: 20 Jul 2026
Closes[E3]: 13 Nov 2026, 00:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 20,000,000
Per applicant[E10]: GBP 2,000,000
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 6 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits, Public bodies, Universities and research. 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, 09:13 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg)

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 Science, Innovation and Technology.
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 13 Nov 2026, 00:00 UK time (UTC).
“2026-11-13T00:00”
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 20 Jul 2026, 00:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-07-20T00:00”
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 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.
“2026-11-13T00:00”
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3".
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 20,000,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“20000000 GBP”
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 2,000,000.
“2000000 GBP”
From National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3 (ID 3h3Upk0VeSVJ18vfhAPetg), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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