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  • UK-South Korea Digital Health CRD

    £3 million is available for UK registered SMEs and eligible partners from Innovate UK and Medical Research Council for business led R&D projects, delivering industrial innovation through academic collaboration in Digital Health, for the UK and South Korea

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations of UK organisations only.
    To lead a project you must:
    • be a grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with a UK registered academic institution or research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • collaborate with at least two eligible South Korean registered organisations, which must be separate non-linked entities to the UK project partners

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    19 June 2023
    Closes:
    2 August 2023

  • India – UK Collaborative R&D for industrial sustainability

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative proposals with India. This funding is from Innovate UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must:
    • be a UK registered business of any size
    • be or involve at least one grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with an Indian registered business, which must be a separate legal entity, not linked to the UK partners

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    31 May 2023
    Closes:
    6 September 2023

  • Design Foundations Round 2: Responsive

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for people-centred and system-aware design projects across a range of themes and innovation areas to influence their future R&D activity.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:

    • business of any size
    • public sector organisation
    • charity
    • not-for-profit organisation

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    31 May 2023
    Closes:
    26 July 2023

  • Design Foundations Round 2: Net Zero Living

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for people-centred and system-aware design projects across a range of themes and innovation areas to influence their future R&D activity.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:

    • business of any size
    • public sector organisation
    • charity
    • not-for-profit organisation

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    31 May 2023
    Closes:
    26 July 2023

  • Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D Round 2

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6.7 million to develop Engineering Biology technologies, processes, products and services, or apply Engineering Biology as a solution to societal challenges.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    30 May 2023
    Closes:
    26 July 2023

  • SBRI: Quantum Catalyst Fund, phase 1 and phase 2

    Organisations can apply for a share of £15 million inclusive of VAT, to develop proposals for the application of quantum technologies, that address challenges of interests for the UK Government.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Open now

    Opened:
    29 May 2023
    Closes:
    27 June 2023

  • SBRI: UKAEA Fusion industry challenges prototype development

    Organisations can apply for a share of up to £5.6 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop solutions for fuel cycle services which use Lithium.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Open now

    Opened:
    25 May 2023
    Closes:
    19 July 2023

  • Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility: Mass Transit 2

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £900,000 for feasibility studies into the use of connected and automated mobility as a mass transit solution. This funding is from the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:
    • business of any size
    • research organisation
    • research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • public sector organisation (local authority or transport authority)
    • academic institution
    • transport related charity

    Open now

    Opened:
    25 May 2023
    Closes:
    19 July 2023

  • African Agriculture Knowledge transfer partnerships: 2023-24 R3

    UK registered higher or further education institutions, RTOs or Catapults, can apply for a share of up to £2.5m from the African agriculture KTP, working with a knowledge base and business partner registered in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or catapult
    • collaborate with a knowledge base and business partner from an eligible African country

    Open now

    Opened:
    24 May 2023
    Closes:
    5 July 2023

  • Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2023 to 2024 Round 3

    UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult
    • collaborate with a UK registered business of any size, eligible public sector organisation, charity or charitable business with 2 or more full time employees

    The business must contribute to the project’s costs.

    Open now

    Opened:
    23 May 2023
    Closes:
    5 July 2023

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