Europejska Agencja Kosmiczna opublikowała dokumentację dotyczącą trzeciego konkursu Polish Industry Incentve Scheme (PLISS), nr AO8433, dedykowanego polskim podmiotom zainteresowanym realizacją przedsięwzięć sektora kosmicznego.
Konkurs będzie miał charakter ciągły. Planowany budżet konkursu do 17 września 2016 roku – wynosi 7 mln euro. W konkursie możliwe jest składanie projektów w ramach następujących kategorii:
1. Flight Hardware activities, with preference for those related to satellite platform technologies and sensors or to generic technologies with potential for re-use (the start TRL shall be at least 3 and the target TRL1 shall be at least 5),
2. Research and Development activities (including technology demonstrations, industrial processes and their qualification/certification) leadeing to products (hardware or software) or to generic technologies with potential for re-use (the start TRL1 shall be at least 2 and the target TRL 4 or below),
3. Preparatory activities (e.g. feasibility studies, technology assessments, user requirements or market surveys) and ESA mission related services to support national competitiveness in ESA programmes (optional and mandatory) to which Poland subscribes,
4. Space applications, products and services making use of space infrastructure that is already existing or scheduled for operation in the near term, (the start TRL1 shall be at least 4. Note: education and awareness activities shall not be considered in the present call).
Link do konkursu: http://emits.sso.esa.int/emits/owa/emits.main