Call for grants to organisations for the selection of students for internships in NewSpace projects

The Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC — Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya) and the Government of Catalonia have opened a call for 14 grants to companies, start-ups and research centres in Catalonia for the selection of students on internships in the NewSpace field.

This call is framed within the actions of the Talent and Society programme of the NewSpace Strategy of Catalonia, which promotes activities aimed at attracting, generating and retaining all that talent with the capabilities to develop solutions in the NewSpace field.

One of the objectives of the programme is to promote internships in companies, start-ups and research centres in the NewSpace field, as a key element for the connection between universities and companies. Furthermore, the aim is to favour small companies and research centres in Catalonia that have difficulties hiring interns with their resources.

The purpose of this grant is to promote the space ecosystem in the territory of Catalonia and encourage small/medium companies, startups and research centres based in Catalonia to finance internships for university students in this field.

The amount of the NewSpace Internship grant will be a maximum of 3,000 euros each. This amount finances the aid paid to the student during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Companies, start-ups and research centres that meet the requirements established in the third clause of the call for proposals are eligible for these grants.

The organisations interested in participating can send their application until 19 September 2025.

You can consult all the details of the call here.