European space funding, country by country

ESA and EU programmes are only half the map — every European country adds its own agency, national schemes and co-funding routes. VIRA.space (Virtual Innovation Research Assistant) breaks down what a space founder can realistically get in each country, with the official sources.

• Czechia

  EUSPA's home country, ESA BIC Prague/Brno, Spark Funding

• France

  CNES, France 2030 and two ESA business incubators

• Germany

  DLR, four ESA incubators and Europe's biggest ESA contributor

• Italy

  ASI, PNRR billions and five ESA incubators

• Luxembourg

  LSA coordination, LuxIMPULSE R&D, ESRIC and Fit4Start grants

• Netherlands

  NLSA coordination, ESA BIC Noordwijk, Innovation Impact Challenge

• Poland

  POLSA coordination, ESA BIC grants, NCBR space-tech calls

• Portugal

  Portugal Space, ESA BIC grants and a new Atlantic spaceport

• Spain

  CDTI grants, PERTE Aeroespacial and three ESA incubators

• Sweden

  SNSA grants, Vinnova co-funding and ESA BIC incubation