1. Czech participation in ESA PRODEX
Petr Ventluka
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

2. PRODEX
PROgramme de Développement d'EXpériences scientifiques
ESA‘s Optional Programme
Czech contribution provided by MEYS („funding agency“)
Contribution gradually increased to 2,2 MEUR per year for 2017 – 2021
Tool to ensure scientific return from mandatory ESA‘s Science Programme

3. PRODEX – declaration Purpose of PRODEX
To provide funding for the development of scientific instruments proposed by research organizations in the participating States for use in the context of the scientific space programmes of ESA
To allow (1) the execution of national scientific space programmes considered by ESA as meeting the overal objectives of its own programmes and (2) the participation in missions of non-Member States
To foster relationships between scientific and industrial circles
Supported projects
HW, SW, ground support, data exploitation, temporary staff, contracts with industry
Arrangements
Participating states inform the Agency of their agreement to finance, through PRODEX, the selected instruments
Participating States define what they will finance

4. PRODEX – CZ Rules (1)
PRODEX funding for the development and production of scientific instrumentation (incl. components) for scientific space missions
With respect to PRODEX Declaration, the project must comply to the programmatic requirements of ESA (i.e. part of payload approved by ESA and by the consortium or approved by ESA SPC, in the case of third party missions)
Other projects not supported (data exploitation, non-flight HW/SW, not approved by ESA SPC…)

5. PRODEX – CZ Rules (2)
PRODEX Max. level of support for Phase 0/A: EUR (for travel costs)
Personnel costs increased to max EUR per year/person employed by the Institute (for projects submitted after , before it was EUR)
Overhead max. 10% of total costs
Proposal to be submitted to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Advisory committee – Czech PRODEX Committee
The evaluation procedure can last up to three months
Final decision by MEYS (Deputy Minister for Higher Education, Science and Research)

6. PRODEX – SUPPORTED PROJECTS
Solar Orbiter
5 projects on 4 payload elements
JUICE (JUpiter ICy Moons)
2 projects
Luna-Resurs
non-ESA mission
PROBA-3
ExoMars 2020
Interest on ATHENA, eXTP, ARIEL, THESEUS, PLATO, SMILE

7. PRODEX – available budget
* An additional EUR from Science Programme was used on payload projects on Solar Orbiter

8. R&D programmes of ESA supported by MEYS
Science Programme – 5,08 MEUR/year
Basic Activities – 2,26 MEUR/year
Guiana Space Center – 0,45 MEUR/year
PRODEX – 2,2 MEUR/year
Earth Observation Envelope Programme – 3,2 MEUR/programme period
Space Situational Awareness – 2 MEUR/programme period
Robotic Exploration – 1,5 MEUR/programme period
Total: ~ 12 MEUR per year

9. Thank you for your attention!
Petr Ventluka
Department of Research and Development
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Karmelitská 529/5, Prague 1
Czech Republic
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