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Call for applications: UK National Delegate support for the OPS-SAT Versatile Optical Laboratory for Telecoms (VOLT) and Lunar Communications - ARTES

The UK Space Agency is inviting applications for UK support to the Scylight programme and Lunar Communications under the ESA ARTES programme 2022.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Published: 22 September 2022
• Last updated: 27 September 2022 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 9 November 2022

This call has now closed.

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Guide to applying for ‘UK National Delegate’ support for the ESA ARTES Programme: Call for proposals – OPSAT VOLT and Lunar Communications

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OPS-SAT Versatile Optical Laboratory for Telecoms (VOLT) Timeline

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The UK Space Agency is inviting applications for UK support to the ARTES Scylight programme to develop technologies, products, and services in optical and quantum telecommunications to lead or take part in OPS-SAT VOLT and a second call for applications for Lunar Communications.

Up to £7,000,000 of funding being made available to support the development of the test bed satellite platform, payloads and ground segment. Up to £1,500,000 of funding is being made available to support the development of Lunar Communications. No upper or lower limit has been set for individual projects. All proposals must be matched funded to be eligible. Further details on eligibility requirements are contained in the guidance.

Please read the guidance on how to apply for UK support and note the requirement to submit an Expression of Interest, prior to the submission of your proposal.

The calls open on Thursday 22 September 2022 and will close at midday on Friday 4 November 2022. Expression of Interest will be considered on a rolling basis but must be received before 21 October. The UK Space Agency aims to notify all applicants of the results of their proposals by January 2023.

The call is being run in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). Applicants who are invited to apply after submitting an Expression of Interest will need to submit a UK Space Agency Application Form and an ESA ‘Outline Proposal’ to the UK Space Agency and to ESA by the closing date. This is to allow consideration of proposals by the UK Space Agency and ESA in parallel and to reduce the time to award for successful applicants.

The UK Space Agency reserves the right to consider any application under a different programme line if there more suitable funding opportunities are available.

Schedule for UK support

(Note: This does not include the ESA application process. Please see UK Space Agency guidance for further details on this.)

1. Funding call opens: 22 September 2022.
2. Deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest: 21 October 2022 at noon GMT.
3. Deadline for submission of proposals: 4 November 2022 at noon GMT. This includes submission of an ESA ‘Outline Proposal’.
4. Notification of outcomes from UK Delegate: January 2023 (contracts will be awarded by ESA and applicants must still be successful in their bid to ESA).

Any questions about this funding opportunity should be submitted to artes@ukspaceagency.gov.uk. Questions or applications submitted to any other UK Space Agency email address may not be considered.

Published 22 September 2022
Last updated 27 September 2022 + show all updates

1. 27 September 2022

   Altered schedule dates.

2. 22 September 2022

   First published.