Funding scheme launched for space-related educational activities and resources

The second round of Space for All funding has now opened. Space for All is a community sponsorship award scheme operated by the UK Space Agency. Space for All is a competitive process which offers small grants (up to a maximum of £5000 for each award) to groups ready to present the UK's space programme and stimulate the use of space in inspiration and learning.

Projects may be targeted at specific audiences and may include:

Applications are judged by a panel led by the Agency and supported by representatives of the UK space community. Judging criteria include the quality and practicality of the proposals, the size of the audience that will be reached, and the extent of alignment with the UK’s civil space strategy. A preference will be given to projects that will reach an audience hitherto unaware of the UK's space programme and to education projects that support the work of the UK’s space education office, ESERO-UK.

The schedule for the application process is as follows:

Upon completion of the project, all grant-holders will be required to complete a final report form which is available to view on the UK Space Agency website, where more information about the grant scheme can also be found.

This call will have a total budget of £35,000 and will be the only call for the financial year 2011/12.

The guidance notes and application form can be downloaded below.