Call for Proposals: New Earth Observation Frontiers Enterprise Innovation Support Fund

The South African Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) invite start-ups, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), and entrepreneurs to submit applications for funding through the New Earth Observation Frontiers Enterprise Innovation Support Fund (NEOFrontiersEISF). This initiative is a sub program of NEOFrontiers, which is funded by SANSA and managed by the NRF to support skills, technology and product development.

Key Funding Parameters:

• Item: NEOFrontiersEISF
• Funding approach: Grant
• Funding limit: Maximum of R 1 000 000 for the duration of the project

Areas of Support:

The proposals to be considered in the NEOFrontiersEISF will focus on novel uses of Earth Observation in the following areas:

• Applications and product development in banking, insurance, mining, health innovation, and community-based services.
• Cross cutting service areas/decision support tools to support the circular economy; blue economy; security and defence; food security/ precision agriculture; disaster.

Funding period: 12 months
Eligibility criteria and application guidelines
are available in the link below
www.tuksnovation.co.za/neofrontierseisf

Contacts: Phindile Tshabangu
Email: phindile@tuksnovation.co.za