PPPA – PPPA-2026-Game-Changing Innovation for European Launch Solutions – 2026

Objectives

• To support EU entities to develop game-changing innovations that have the potential to revolutionise the future of access to space and improve the competitiveness of the European space industry
• To support the development (from mid maturity) of some game-changing innovations for European launch solutions

Eligibility

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e. EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
• Respect also the following eligibility and participation conditions:
  • the executive management structures are established in Member States of the EU
  • the resulting activities are carried out in one or more EU Member States
  • the legal entity is not subject to control by a third country or by a third country entity.
• Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register before submitting the proposal

Additional information

• Initial duration of the action: between 24 and 36 months

Extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment.

• Contact: HADEA-SPACE-CALLS@ec.europa.eu

Useful

• Guidelines: Click here
• Other call documents: Click here
• Executive Agency website: Click here
• More information: Click here

• Total budget of the call: 20 million euros
• Amount of the grant: between 5.000.000 and 7.000.000 euros per project
• Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs