National competitions
ESA Member States with a current national CanSat competition:
If the deadline of National CanSat competition in your country has already passed, consider applying next year!
| Nation | Event | Date | Contact |
| Nordic | Organiser: NAROM - Andøya Space Center | ||
| Submission deadline for proposals | 15/01/2020 | Contact: Bente Jensen | |
| Feedback on selection | 01/02/2020 | Email: bente@narom.no | |
| Proposals deadline | 01/03/2020 | Website: https://www.esero.no/prosjekter/cansat/ | |
| Launch Campaign Dates | 20/04/2020 - 23/04/2020 | ||
| Netherlands | Organiser: ESERO Netherlands | ||
| Submission deadline for proposals | 10/10/2019 | Contact: Wendy Van den Putte | |
| Proposals deadline | 10/01/2020 | Email: info@esero.nl | |
| CanSat test day | 28/01/2020 | Website: www.cansat.nl | |
| CanSat test day (back-up) | 05/02/2020 | ||
| Launch Campaign Date | 20/03/2020 | ||
| Launch Campaign Date (back-up) | 29/03/2020 | ||
| Award ceremony | 17/04/2020 | ||
| Portugal | Location: Ponte de Sor | ||
| CanSat Teacher Training | 19/10/2019 | ||
| Call for proposals | 21/10/2019 | ||
| Launch Campaign Dates | 30/04/2020 - 03/05/2020 | ||
| Winner announcement (to ESA) | 04/05/2020 | ||
| Greece | Submission deadline for proposals | 10/11/2019 | Contact: Ilias Psyroukis |
| Launch Campaign Dates | 23/04/2020 - 26/04/2020 | ||
| Poland | Submission deadline for proposals | 29/09/2019 | Organiser: ESERO Poland (Copernicus Science Centre) |
| Launch Campaign Dates | 01/03/2020 | Email: cansat@kopernik.org.pl | |
| Website: www.esero.kopernik.org.pl/konkurs-cansat/ | |||
| Czech Republic | Submission deadline for proposals | 24/10/2019 | Organiser: ESERO Czech Republic / SCIENCE IN (CZ), s.r.o and S.A.B Aerospace |
| Launch Campaign Dates | 15/04/2020 - 26/04/2020 | Contact: Lukáš Holman | |
| Website: www.esero.sciencein.cz/cansat | |||
| Spain | Submission deadline for proposals | 20/12/2019 | Organiser: ESERO Spain |
| Launch Campaign Dates | 24/04/2020 - 26/04/2020 | Contact: cansatSpain@esero.es | |
| Website: www.cansat.es | |||
| Ireland | Submission deadline for proposals | Please contact the relevant institute of Technology | Organiser: ESERO Ireland / Blackrock Castle Observatory |
| Launch Campaign Dates | Regional: TBC | Contact: Rob O'Sullivan | |
| National: 23/04/2020 - 24/04/2020 | Email: Rob.Osullivan@bco.ie | ||
| Website: esero.ie/cansat/ | |||
| UK | Submission deadline for proposals | 22/09/2019 | Organiser: ESERO UK |
| Launch Campaign Dates | 24/04/2020 - 26/04/2020 | Contact: Tom Lyons | |
| Email: t.lyons@stem.org.uk | |||
| Website: www.stem.org.uk/esero/cansat | |||
| Germany | Submission deadline for proposals | 27/01/2019 | Organiser: ESERO Germany |
| Launch Campaign Dates | 23/09/2019 - 27/09/2019 | Contact: Christina Nadolsky | |
| Email: info@cansat.de | |||
| Website: www.cansat.de |
If you are thinking of building a CanSat or holding a competition, feel free to contact us via email -cansat@esa.int- for some help in getting started!