The main objective of Preparatory Actions is to prepare future EU actions in various priority policy fields.

Deployable antennas are a key element of satellites enabling them to receive and transmit data. They are relevant for all types of space applications such as navigation, Earth observation, science and defence. It is important to explore novel approaches that can reduce development, manufacturing, launch and deployment costs for such large antennas, as well as approaches that can allow in-orbit manufacturing, disassembly, re-use and recycling of parts from defunct satellites, overall contributing to a higher sustainability of space infrastructure. Emerging technologies and concepts linked to the deployment and assembly/disassembly of such structures in orbit, as well as the re-use of parts are key for the future.

100%

EU contribution per project: €1200000 – €1450000

Financial capacity:
Applicants must have stable and sufficient resources to successfully implement the projects and contribute their share. Organisations participating in several projects must have sufficient capacity to implement all these projects.

The financial capacity check will be carried out on the basis of the documents you will be requested to upload in the Participant Register during grant preparation (e.g. profit and loss account and balance sheet, business plan, audit report produced by an approved external auditor, certifying the accounts for the last closed financial year, etc). The analysis will be based on neutral financial indicators, but will also take into account other aspects, such as dependency on EU funding and deficit and revenue in previous years.

The check will normally be done for all beneficiaries, except:

• public bodies (entities established as public body under national law, including local, regional or national authorities) or international organisations
• if the individual requested grant amount is not more than €60.000.
• If needed, it may also be done for affiliated entities.

If we consider that your financial capacity is not satisfactory, we may require:

• further information
• an enhanced financial responsibility regime, i.e. joint and several responsibility for all beneficiaries or joint and several liability of affiliated entities (see below, section 10)
• prefinancing paid in instalments
• (one or more) prefinancing guarantees (see below, section 10)
  or
• propose no prefinancing
• request that you are replaced or, if needed, reject the entire proposal.

• Industry
• Research, Technological Development and Innovation
• Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness

• Legal Entities
• Other Beneficiaries
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

Consortium composition:
Only legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in the action provided that the consortium includes, as beneficiaries, three legal entities independent from each other and each established in a different country as follows:

• at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State;
• and at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different EU Member States, Norway or Iceland.

As affiliated entities do not sign the grant agreement, they do not count towards the minimum eligibility criteria for consortium composition (if any).

The Joint Research Centre, international European research organisations and legal entities created under EU law are deemed to be established in a Member State other than those in which the other legal entities participating in the action are established.

Additional Eligibility Requirements
In order to achieve the expected outcomes, and safeguard the Union’s strategic assets, interests, autonomy, or security, and in accordance with Article 197(3) Financial Regulation, this action is implemented with regard to the following eligibility and participation conditions:

• the eligible legal entity is established in an EU Member State, Norway and Iceland and its executive management structures are established in that Member State and/or country;
• the eligible legal entity commits to carry out all relevant activities in one or more EU Member States, Norway and Iceland; and
• the eligible legal entity is not to be subject to control by a third country or by a third country entity.

For the purpose of these conditions, ‘control’ means the ability to exercise a decisive influence over a legal entity directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities. The reference to third country above shall be understood as any country other than EU Member State, Norway or Iceland.

Questions can be addressed to the Research Enquiry Service https://research-andinnovation.ec.europa.eu/contact-us/research-enquiry service_en
Or
DEFIS-B2-SPACE-RESEARCH@ec.europa.eu

• Funding&Tenders
• Call document