SVC-033 / Specialist intake
Apply for an open science grant
Decision owner: Science & Discovery Commission
SCI.03.01officeUnion-wide competence
Astrobiology grants / public remit
Fund assessable astrobiology methods without promising discoveries or displacing protection review.
Choose your route
Office output: Astrobiology grant finding
Research and civic organisations
SVC-037 / Specialist intake
Reserve an observatory instrument
Decision owner: Science & Discovery Commission
SVC-038 / Specialist intake
Register a deep-space survey mission
Decision owner: Science & Discovery Commission
SVC-034 / Competent referral
Access an ocean-world research site
Decision owner: Planetary Protection Authority
SVC-035 / Competent referral
Return a extraterrestrial sample
Decision owner: Planetary Protection Authority
People and households
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
SVC-041 / Competent referral
Obtain legal aid remotely
Decision owner: Justice & Legal Cooperation Commission
Companies and cooperatives
SVC-038 / Specialist intake
Register a deep-space survey mission
Decision owner: Science & Discovery Commission
SVC-034 / Competent referral
Access an ocean-world research site
Decision owner: Planetary Protection Authority
SVC-035 / Competent referral
Return a extraterrestrial sample
Decision owner: Planetary Protection Authority
SVC-036 / Competent referral
Propose a Mars engineering trial
Decision owner: Planetary Engineering & Terraforming Commission
SVC-045 / Competent referral
Request public records
Decision owner: Archives, Libraries & Memory Commission
Public administrations
SVC-033 / Specialist intake
Apply for an open science grant
Decision owner: Science & Discovery Commission
SVC-037 / Specialist intake
Reserve an observatory instrument
Decision owner: Science & Discovery Commission
SVC-038 / Specialist intake
Register a deep-space survey mission
Decision owner: Science & Discovery Commission
SVC-034 / Competent referral
Access an ocean-world research site
Decision owner: Planetary Protection Authority
SVC-035 / Competent referral
Return a extraterrestrial sample
Decision owner: Planetary Protection Authority
Assessment file: Astrobiology grant finding
- research question
- contamination controls
- independent methods
A difficult astrobiology grants case
Illustrative case / SCI.03.01
A proposal treats an ambiguous signal as confirmed life; preserve uncertainty and obtain appropriate review.
Related work, distinct receiving offices
Microgravity biology
Microgravity biology protocol
Human adaptation research
Human adaptation study approval
Reporting and specialist powers
Public records and accountability
SCI.03.01/REGRecords and reasoned determinations
SCI.03.01/CONTACTAstrobiology grant finding
Contact the competent office
Accessible assistance, evidence alternatives, institutional handoffs and review.