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National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3

The National Space Innovation Programme (Call 3) is a grant of £150,000 to £2,000,000 for research and development projects led by UK organisations of any size, including universities and businesses. Open, closes 12 November 2026.

Run by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Space Agency

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

The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) provides co-funded grant support to derisk high-reward R&D projects with a clear target market.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

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Deadline

Closes 12 November 2026 at midnight (11 days)

As stated: Opening date: 20 July 2026, 12:01am (Midnight) ... Call Closes (Full Proposal Submission Deadline) - 23:59 Thursday 12th November 2026

Confirmed on the official page

How much

£150,000 to £2,000,000

Whole fund: £20,000,000, shared between applicants

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. Projects can include non-domestic partners who bring their own funding.

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Business size

Any size

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Register for the Flexigrant portal and submit an Expression of Interest by 7 August 2026 (optional but strongly urged), then Outline Proposal by 23:59 on 21 August 2026. Successful Outline Proposals will be invited to submit Full Proposals by 23:59 on 12 November 2026.

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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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