About CUBICS
CUBICS is a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) initiative that provides professors in post-secondary institutions with an opportunity to engage their students in a space mission adapted to their needs and their level of comfort, expertise and readiness. Selected teams will be offered the unique opportunity to design their scientific instrument or experiment, or to build and launch their own miniature satellite called a CubeSat.
Funding and eligibility
Canadian universities and other postsecondary institutions may submit a proposal under stream 1 or other stream 2. The total funding available under this announcement of opportunity (AO) is currently expected to be approximately $3.4 million. The two funding categories are:
- Stream 1: Maximum grant of $150,000 for a scientific instrument or experiment (payload);
- Stream 2: Maximum grant of $350,000 for an end-to-end CubeSat project. Proposals under Stream 2 must include the development of a CubeSat, the use of a payload during an operation phase, data collection and analysis.
The CSA intends to fund up to four projects under Stream 1 and up to eight projects under Stream 2.
Submitting a proposal
The AO for CUBICS was posted in . Teams have until , to submit their proposal.
Selected teams will be announced in Spring .
Important dates
| Indicators | Date |
|---|---|
| Publication of the AO | |
| Application deadline | |
| Announcement of selected teams | Spring |
Contact us
Should you have any questions regarding this initiative, contact us at stim-stem@asc-csa.gc.ca.
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