Arctic Region
Arctic Region supports companies and cross-sector teams developing space-enabled services through studies and pilot projects to strengthen Arctic resilience, safety, sustainability and security.
Funder: European Space Agency
Due Dates: September 4, 2026 (Environmental and economic resilience) | November 5, 2026 (Safety, navigation and operations) | January 6, 2027 (Security and critical protection)
Funding Amounts: 50–80% zero-equity co-funding, depending on SME status and Member State approval; €400,000 allocated for Danish participation across at least two projects
Summary: Supports proof-of-concept studies and pilot projects developing commercially sustainable, space-enabled services for Arctic resilience, safety, sustainability and security.
Key Information: Written funding authorisation from the relevant National Delegation(s) must accompany the Full Proposal.
Description
The European Space Agency’s Arctic Region call supports business ideas that use space data or technology to address current and emerging Arctic challenges. Through its Business Applications and Space Solutions programme, ESA funds proof-of-concept studies to identify, analyse, define and de-risk commercially sustainable services, and pilot projects to implement and demonstrate pre-operational services. Proposals should combine technical feasibility with commercial viability, identified customer needs and engagement, and clear added value from space technology.
Three complementary sub-calls cover environmental and economic resilience; safety, navigation and operations; and security and critical protection. Together, they address ecosystem protection, fisheries and aquaculture, pollution monitoring, food security, ice monitoring, route optimisation, search and rescue, sovereignty and strategic asset protection. Satellite Earth observation, communications and navigation can support these services, including in remote Arctic areas with limited terrestrial infrastructure.
