National requirements
InCubed stands for Investing in Industrial Innovation and focuses on commercially viable Earth observation products and services.
Some participating states apply specific submission rules in addition to the standard InCubed flow.
Member States Procedure Matrix
| Member States | Procedure |
|---|---|
ES (Spain)
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Applicants must wait for specific national calls to be issued before submitting Proposal Part 1 via the ideas.esa.int InCubed channel. |
FR (France)
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Submissions must first be coordinated via the CNES platform (currently by email). Only once authorised by CNES can the proposal be submitted via the ideas.esa.int InCubed channel. |
GR (Greece)
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Proposals can be submitted at any time via ideas.esa.int InCubed channel. Written authorisation of funding is not requested (Article 119 paragraph 9B of National Law 4727/2020). |
IT (Italy)
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Upon successful evaluation of Proposal Part 1, ESA coordinates directly with ASI to obtain the required Letter of Support. |
NL (The Netherlands)
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Tenderers must first discuss their ideas with the national delegation before submitting Proposal Part 1 to ESA. |
PT (Portugal)
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Proposals can be submitted at any time via ideas.esa.int InCubed channel, with two evaluation periods per year. |
UK (United Kingdom), DK (Denmark), NO (Norway)
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Participation is strictly via national calls. National delegations provide call details, and ideas must be submitted during the active call window. |
| ALL All others | The standard InCubed procedure applies. |