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PPPA – Prize Game-changing innovations for European launch solutions – 2025

PPPA - Pilot Projects (PP) and Preparatory Actions (PA) are important tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives that could develop into permanent EU activities and programs (with their own budget lines).

2025-10-07
5.000.000 euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference PPPA-2025-LAUNCHERS
Programme PPPA- Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions
Institution European Commission
Sectors Aeronautics & Space Research & Innovation
Beneficiaries All beneficiaries

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Call reference

PPPA-2025-LAUNCHERS



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To bring about novel ways
  • To improve the competitiveness of the European space industry, particularly for preparing the next generation of innovative solutions for cheaper, more sustainable, agile, and resilient access to space
  • To support the development of game-changing innovations that have the potential to revolutionise the future of access to space and improve the competitiveness of the European space industry

Priorities

  • Priority 1: To award prizes to innovators that deliver new solutions to the challenge of resilient and competitive EU access to space
  • Priority 2: To focus on ambitious innovations that are not yet available and go beyond the state of the art for access to space
  • Priority 3: To contribute to the access to space domain, except for complete launch solutions

Among financed actions

  • Innovations related to access to space that are game-changing and have revolutionary potential
  • Concepts
  • Technologies
  • Products
  • Processes
  • Digital solutions

Eligibility

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be established in one of the EU Member States considering that decision-making centre and activities related to research, development, manufacturing, and operations are located in territories of Member States of the EU
  • Not be subject to restrictions originating from Member States outside of the EU

Additional information

  • Contact: GAME-CHANGING-LAUNCH-INNOVATIONS@ec.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 5.000.000 euros
  • Prize Amount: 950.000 euros per winner (for the first five ranked)