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International Bilateral Fund - Call 3

The International Bilateral Fund is a grant of up to £1,500,000 for UK organisations, including universities and businesses of all sizes, to run space research projects with international partners. Open, closes 4 November 2026.

Run by Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, UK Space Agency

Checked against the official page (find-government-grants.service.gov.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.

The UK Space Agency, invites proposals for projects through the International Bilateral Fund (IBF) that will help strengthen the UK space sector’s international partnerships.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 4 November 2026 at 3pm (3 days)

As stated: Opening date: 24 August 2026, 12:01am (Midnight) - Closing date: 4 November 2026, 3:00pm

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Up to £1,500,000

Whole fund: £12,000,000, shared between applicants

You put in: Matched contributions (as per UK subsidy control guidelines) are mandatory

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

The project must be led by a UK organisation. This can be any type of UK organisation including University-led academic research proposals and Industry-led commercial research proposals. All project members must have appropriate anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies, be GDPR compliant, and provide evidence of a process for declaring and managing conflicts of interest. Projects cannot work in areas in active conflict.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Large businesses

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

All applications must be made through the Government's Flexigrant portal. Early Expressions of Interest are optional but encouraged.

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Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

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Source and last checked

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