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Develop the space sector with AI and edge learning through ESA Phi-Lab Sweden

As the global space economy grows, Europe´s need for independent access to space and technologies connected to the area grows. In this outlook, we want to finance disruptive and innovative projects that use AI and edge learning technology to develop solutions that develop the Swedish space sector.

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The offer in brief

What can you apply for?

Project ideas with clear market potential that develop the Swedish space sector. The projects should follow ESA Phi-Lab Swedens´s focus, have a high socio-economic impact and be supported by research.

Who can apply?

Companies, academia, research institutes and the public sector based in Sweden. Collaboration with organisations from all ESA Member States may be permitted.

How much can you apply for?

Each project can apply for between 2.5 and 4 million SEK.

Important dates

  • Templates and attachments for your application

    Plesae download the templates you need to attach to your application such as a CV or project description. Below you can also find any attachments with useful information for your application.

    CV-mall (docx, 45 kB) ESA Phi-Lab Sweden Research Proposal (docx, 61 kB) Intyg om stöd av mindre betydelse (docx, 43 kB)

    This happens when the call for proposals is closed.

    Once your proposal has been registered, we will email a confirmation to the person responsible for the user account, as well as the project manager and the signatory. This may take a few hours after the call for proposals closes. If you have not received a confirmation within 24 hours of the call for proposals closing, please contact us.

    Once the call for proposals is closed, you cannot change or fill in any new information. You can only supplement your proposal if we ask you to.

    Who can read your proposal?

    Applications submitted to us become public documents. However, we do not disclose information about the company's operations, inventions or research results if it can be assumed that someone will suffer financial damage if the information is disclosed.

    This means that we must disclose the documents if someone requests them. However, we keep confidential the information that we believe could cause financial damage if disclosed.

    How we handle public documents and confidentiality

    Information about the offer coming soon

    As soon as this offer opens for the application, we will publish complete information. We will describe, for example, what you can apply for, how much you can apply for and what we assess your application for.

    How to apply

    To apply for funding from us, you need to fill in a longer application, which we then assess in competition with others. If we decide to finance your project, you need to report to us how the project is going, so that we can see that you carry out the project as you described in the application.

    How to apply for and receive funding from us

    Any questions?

    If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

    William Johansson

    Utlysningsansvarig

    +46 8 473 32 11

    Lena Dalsmyr

    Administratör

    +46 8 473 61 31

    Reference number 2026-00357