This grant will support the aims and objectives of the UK Space Agency’s Inspiration Programme by funding space education, skills, inspiration and outreach projects, helping to inspire and upskill our future space workforce and deliver growth under the National Space Strategy.
Under the Inspiration Priority, least £500,000 is available* under this scheme during this comprehensive spending review period ending 31 March 2025. This will be an extremely competitive process in which we seek to offer grants likely to be between £50,000 and £100,000 for each award.
The aim is to:
- develop new ways to reach young people from all backgrounds, that are modern and relevant to the technologies they are accustomed to, their values and social environments;
- encourage young people to pursue STEM education by using the exciting and inspiring context of space;
- increase the prevalence of regular, long-standing interventions and projects in the UK that will make a lasting impact on the choices of young people;
- inspire, support, engage and encourage students throughout their academic and social journeys into the world of work;
- sustain students through periods where they may otherwise be unsupported and lose focus and interest in STEM.
*Additional funding may be available subject to business case approvals.
Opening date: 1 September 2023, 12:01am
Closing date: 27 October 2023, 11:59pm