ESA Funds Open Call
Research projects are extensive in funding needs. In this sense, the distribution of the ESA innovation seed funding is done through an Open Call process.
In the case of ESA Phi-Lab Spain, it supports innovative and disruptive projects specifically focused on enhancing climate resilience, through an Open Call with several cut-off dates. This Open Call is open to companies, research organisations and startups (legal entities or consortia registered in Spain or in ESA Member States, if they provide a clear benefit to Spain and to the Spanish Phi-Lab).
This Open Call will be open until 2028 and the different cut-off dates will be announced.
The call is open until 2028. The next cut-off date will be
February 24th, 2026 · 13h (CET)
ESA Phi-Lab Spain Call
The application is open to enterprises, research organisations and startups (legal entities or consortiums registered in Spain or in an ESA Member State delivering a clear benefit to Spain).
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Check the requirements
Please make sure that your project meets the requirements of the call. Download the Open Call and Draft Research Contract documents. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact us at: opencall-esaphilabnet-spain@ieec.cat
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Contact the ESA Phi-Lab Spain Team
You shall contact the ESA Phi-Lab Spain team prior to submitting your proposal (at least one week before the final submission date): opencall-esaphilabnet-spain@ieec.cat
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Apply for our program
Download the document ESA Phi-Lab Spain Research Proposal Application, fill it out and submit it before the deadline.
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Evaluation process
After the submission deadline, the proposals will be evaluated by the board of ESA Phi-Lab Spain. The project presentations to the board will take place a few weeks after the evaluation.
Apply here
Fill out the form and upload your documents.