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Funding Flash November 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
Funding Flash October 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
Funding Flash September 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
Funding Flash August 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
Funding Flash July 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
Funding Flash: June 2024
Each month, Space South Central brings you, our space community, a curated list of exciting funding opportunities to support start-ups, SMEs and larger business across the South East.
Region secures UK Space Agency funding to address space sector skills gap
The University of Portsmouth, in partnership with the universities of Southampton and Surrey, has received funding from the UK Space Agency to launch a new CPD course that tackles the sector skills gap in software, data and AI.
Space South Central companies share £2.1 million for planet-protecting EO technology
Projects involving five Space South Central organisations are to receive £2,125,000 in funding from the UK Space Agency’s early-stage technology programme to boost the UK’s Earth observation (EO) technologies and improve how space is used to understand and protect the planet.
Space Agency invests £370k in Space South Central region innovations
Two projects from the Space South Central region are among nine from across the UK to get a share of £1.8 million in funding from the UK Space Agency’s Enabling Technologies Programme (ETP), to boost research and development into new and emerging space technologies.
Funding Flash: May 2024
Each month, Space South Central brings you, our space community, a curated list of exciting funding opportunities to support start-ups, SMEs and larger business across the South East.
Funding Flash: April 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
£3.5 million funding boost for international space projects in the region
International space projects from three Space South Central organisations are getting a £3.5 million funding boost from the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund (IBF).
Funding boost for cutting-edge facilities and new technology at SSTL
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) will get £250,000 towards cutting edge facilities at its Guildford base after winning a project from the UK Space Agency’s Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund (SCIF).
Space South Central region perfectly placed to capitalise on government’s new space plan
Hampshire, Surrey and the Isle of Wight’s thriving space sector is perfectly placed to capitalise on the government’s new Space Industrial Plan, released last week.
Funding Flash March 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
New scheme to help stellar space businesses attract investment
Space South Central and the SETsquared Partnership have won UK Space Agency funding to run a free initiative to help high-potential space and space-related SMEs attract investment.
Funding Flash February 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
Funding Flash January 2024
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
Funding Flash December 2023
Each month, Space South Central aims to bring together a curated list of the latest and best funding opportunities for businesses working in the space sector across the South East.
Alton College awarded £½ million for new Space Technologies programme
Alton College’s plans to train the next generation of space and satellite industry employees have had a £500,000 boost, thanks to funding from the Solent Local Skills Improvement Fund.