All Arctic Phi-Lab calls in one place – what is coming next, our indicative plan ahead, and the calls we have run so far. Arctic Phi-Lab will award a total of EUR 4.4 million in seed funding to space-based solutions that meet Arctic needs.
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Coming next
Open Call #4 – opens November 2026
Status: Upcoming
Seed funding and in-kind support from the Arctic Phi-Lab consortium for space-based solutions to real Arctic needs. Open Call #4 builds on the ideas we received in the Call for Ideas 2026. Selected projects also get access to partner resources from KSAT, NORCE, Akvaplan-niva, UiT and Norinnova.
You can prepare now: read the open call instructions and the FAQ, and consider our optional Idea Outline pre-proposal support, no later than 4–6 weeks before the submission deadline. Dates for info sessions will be shared in our newsletter.
Indicative plan 2027
Arctic Phi-Lab runs two call windows a year, each starting with a Call for Ideas followed by an Open Call. Dates are indicative and will be confirmed when each call is announced.
- Call for Ideas – January–February 2027
- Open Call #5 – March–August 2027
- Call for Ideas – August–September 2027
- Open Call #6 – September 2027–February 2028
Closed calls
Call for Ideas 2026
Status: Closed 2 October 2026
A short idea outline across three focus areas: Earth observation for Arctic environmental and maritime monitoring, resilient Arctic operations and PNT, and upstream hardware and onboard systems for Arctic-relevant missions. We received 15 idea outlines, which are shaping Open Call #4. Read about the Call for Ideas
Open Call #3
Status: Closed 1 December 2025
Two new projects joined the portfolio in May 2026: TESTNOR (SIGRI – single-satellite identification and geolocation of radio-frequency interference) and NERSC (ice pressure retrieval for sea ice services). Read the announcement
Open Call #1 and #2
Status: Closed
Projects from our first calls: TychoBOB (Tycho Space Technologies), OASIS (SINTEF and KSAT), PLUME (NILU and KSAT), Ocean Access, and IceView (NGI). See all Arctic Phi-Lab projects
Got an idea before the next call opens?
We strongly encourage you to contact us early. Talk to the team or send us your email, and we will help you scope your idea.