Welcome to the ESA Business Applications Programme!
We’re here to turn your innovative ideas into reality. Share your commercially viable idea involving space tech or data, and let’s turn them into success stories.
From kick-starters to feasibility studies and demonstration projects, ESA offers funding across sectors leveraging space technology. We support your journey to develop new commercial services, whether it’s satellite navigation, Earth observation, satellite telecommunication, space weather, space technologies.
Applications are open year-round, and we’ll guide you through the entire process. It’s time to grow your business with ESA funding.
Don’t wait any longer, get started now!
Why participate?
Tailored
coaching
Tailored
coaching
Receive hands-on guidance (technical, commercial, and administrative) on the ESA and BELSPO processes.
Grow your
business
Grow your
business
Make products that integrate space assets into commercially viable solutions with the help of the ESA BASS Programme.
Access
to clusters
Access
to clusters
Tap into a network of influential stakeholders: alumni companies, ESA officials, BELSPO, beneficiaries, service providers, application developers, and more.
Equity-free
funding opportunity
Equity-free
funding opportunity
Unlock business potential without giving up equity with ESA funding. We’re here to fuel your innovative ventures.
Notable alumni from the programme!
The ESA BASS program provided Epic Blue, as a mission-critical application vendor, a low-barrier entry to leverage space assets to enrich our value proposition while also forging relationships with key space stakeholders in Belgium and Europe.
News
Upcoming Activities
Tenders
Open Calls (Direct Negotiation)
Open calls are open all year long and generally do not have a specific thematic. Companies can propose services/ applications in any sector. Proposals are assessed on their own merit on a case-by-case basis
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Competitive Calls
Competitive calls are focused on imposed problems/opportunities identified by ESA. These calls are not permanently open. Instead, all proposals are received during a given period and are all assessed at the same time against one another.
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Kick start activities
Focused on start-ups and SMEs, Kick-start calls have as objective to facilitate and accelerate the application process for a feasibility study. In essence, these calls are a small competitive call with rapid review times.
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Supported by
(The European Space Agency)
&
(Belgian Science Policy Office)