Funding to build space payload qualification capability and capacity in Australia
Space Infrastructure Fund – Space Payload Qualification FacilitiesLast Updated: 19 January 2023
Space Infrastructure Fund – Space Payload Qualification Facilities
The Space Payload Qualification Facilities grant provides an Australian company or research institution with $2.5 million for the development of space payload qualification facilities to meet the needs of the Australian space industry.
What do you get?
Up to $2.5 million for up to 75% of your space payload qualification project costs.
Who is this for?
A single grant will be given to an Australian company or research institution who can provide high-level space qualification facilities in Australia.
Overview
The objectives of the grant opportunity are to:
- increase space qualification capability and capacity in Australia
- improve the availability and coordination of space payload qualification in Australia
- increase accreditation and international recognition of space payload qualification in Australia
- meet the needs of the emerging space sector into the future.
Eligibility
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible you must be one of the following entities:
- an entity incorporated in Australia and a trading corporation, where your trading activities
- form a sufficiently significant proportion of the corporation’s overall activities as to merit it being described as a trading corporation; or
- are a substantial and not merely peripheral activity of the corporation
- a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO).
Joint applications are acceptable and encouraged, provided you have a lead organisation who is the main driver of the project and is eligible to apply.
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Applying
How do you apply?
The Space Infrastructure Fund - Space Payload Qualification Facilities is closed to applications.
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