Deadline: 11-Jul-22
The Copernicus Masters is offering grants for Copernicus Blue Challenge.
The Copernicus Blue Challenge is looking for brilliant ideas on how to use Copernicus data to tackle ocean and coastal needs and contribute to Europe’s Green and Digital Agendas.
Blue worlds cover over 2/3 of Earth surface bathing many regions and regulating climates on both a local and global scale. They are home to a great diversity of ecosystems and many human populations rely on them for their existence, but our oceans are now more vulnerable and threatened than ever. With this challenge, Portugal Space wants to promote innovative and business-oriented ideas for ocean and coastal areas that tackle global problems by making the best possible use of Copernicus data.
In particular, Portugal Space welcomes solutions that also integrate EGNSS or Satcoms and the use of very high-resolution imagery into their business plans.
For this Portugal Space is partnering with Indico Capital, IPMA, the AIR Centre and Instituto Pedro Nunes.
Portugal Space, the Portuguese Space Agency, is an organisation that was created by the Portuguese government to implement the National Strategy for Space (Portugal Space 2030). The agency’s primary purpose is to promote and strengthen the country’s space sector – including the corresponding ecosystem and value chain – to the benefit of society and the economy in Portugal and the rest of the world by acting as a business and development unit for research entities and companies.
In addition to coordinating the country’s participation in ESA, ESO, EST, and the SKA Organization, Portugal Space is a national representative to the European Commission for matters related to space.
Benefits
- Cash Prize: EUR 10.000 cash prize for the development of your winning idea in Portugal.
- Conference Pitch: Invitation to pitch at the All Atlantic and New Space Atlantic Summits in 2023 (including expenses for one and two people respectively).
- Pre-Incubation Programme: IPN will offer Direct Access to its pre-incubation programme.
- ESA BIC Portugal Invitation: Invitation to apply to ESA BIC Portugal (including related technical support). Funding is subject to application approval by TEB.
- Space Awards Participation: Support to attend the Space Awards (including expenses for two people).
- Additional Reward for the Overall Winner 2022
- Cash Prize: EUR 10,000 if your concept gets selected as Copernicus Masters 2022 Overall Winner
For more information, visit https://copernicus-masters.com/challenges/portugal-space-challenge/
