ESA Phi-Lab Spain Launches Second Cut-Off Date for Open Call

Barcelona, 28 October 2025

Second Cut-Off Date

The ESA Phi-Lab Spain programme supports innovative and disruptive projects through an open call, fostering the development of space-based solutions (upstream and downstream) to support climate resilience.

Following the success of the first evaluation and selection process, the second cut-off date of the ESA Phi-Lab Spain Open Call is now published, and all official documentation for submitting proposals is available on the programme’s website.

Applicants can download the following documents:

• Invitation to Apply to ESA Phi-Lab Spain
• Cover Letter, including Requirement Checklists, and the ESA Phi-Lab Research Proposal Template.
• Draft Research Contract

The submission deadline is 24 February 2026 at 13:00 CET.

All updated documents and detailed submission guidelines are available here.

About ESA Phi-Lab Spain

ESA Phi-Lab Spain is a programme of the European Space Agency (ESA), supported by the Spanish Space Agency (AEE) and the Generalitat de Catalunya. The programme is part of ESA’s ScaleUp Programme, with a focus on promoting innovation and the commercialisation of space technologies to enhance climate resilience.

The programme is coordinated by the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), which leads a consortium of twelve universities, research and innovation centres, and companies. These include the i2CAT Foundation, the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC), the Fundación General CSIC, the KIMbcn Foundation, Arribes Enlightenment, the University of Valencia (UVEG), the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS), the Ricardo Valle Institute of Innovation Foundation (INNOVA IRV), the ESA MELiSSA Pilot Plant of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO).