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  • SBRI UK Global Navigation Satellite System: receiver concept development

    UK businesses can apply for funding to explore the development of receivers for a future UK Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

    Eligibility

    Any UK organisation can apply if they can meet the security requirements and can demonstrate the capability to deliver a solution.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    21 October 2019
    Closes:
    13 November 2019

  • NATEP: helping SMEs innovate in aerospace, autumn 2019

    UK micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for industry led civil aerospace research projects.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    All project partners must sign up to the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) framework agreement to allow data sharing with the ATI.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    21 October 2019
    Closes:
    4 December 2019

  • Innovate UK Smart Grants: October 2019

    Opportunity to apply for a share of up to £25 million to deliver ambitious or disruptive R&D innovations that can make a significant impact on the UK economy.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered business of any size or a research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • carry out your research and development (R&D) project activity in the UK
    • intend to commercially exploit the project results from the UK
    • be, or collaborate with, at least one micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    17 October 2019
    Closes:
    8 January 2020

  • CELTIC-NEXT autumn 2019: innovative 5G infrastructure and applications

    UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for 5G collaborative R&D projects in the EUREKA CELTIC programme.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project you must:

    • be a UK registered business, of any size
    • involve at least one UK micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with at least one other UK organisation
    • collaborate with at least one other organisation from a EUREKA country
    • have submitted a CELTIC proposal before applying to this competition

    Open now

    Opened:
    15 October 2019
    Closes:
    11 December 2019

  • Agri-tech catalyst round 9: agriculture and food systems innovation, late stage

    UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to work on agri-tech and food chain innovations in Africa.

    Eligibility

    Your project must be collaborative and include all of the following:

    • at least one business from the UK
    • at least one business from an eligible African country

    The technical project work can be led by a business from the UK, an eligible African country or another country.

    The administrative work must be led by a business from the UK.

    Open now

    Opened:
    14 October 2019
    Closes:
    8 January 2020

  • UK-China: precision for enhancing agricultural productivity

    UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to work with Chinese partners to develop new integrated precision farming technology and help achieve net-zero emissions. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

    Eligibility

    Your consortium must include at least:

    • a UK registered business of any size
    • a UK academic institution or research and technology organisation
    • a Chinese business of any size
    • a Chinese academic institution or research organisation

    The UK partners must:

    • carry out their project work in the UK, and in China where reasonable
    • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK

    Open now

    Opened:
    14 October 2019
    Closes:
    22 January 2020

  • Agri-tech catalyst round 9: agriculture and food systems innovation, mid stage

    UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to work on agri-tech and food chain innovations in Africa.

    Eligibility

    Your project must be collaborative and include all of the following:

    • a business
    • at least one partner from the UK
    • one partner from an eligible African country

    The technical project work can be led by a partner from the UK, an eligible African country or another country.

    The administrative work must be led by a partner from the UK.

    Open now

    Opened:
    14 October 2019
    Closes:
    8 January 2020

  • Agri-tech catalyst round 9: agriculture and food systems innovation, early stage

    UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to work on agri-tech and food chain innovations in Africa.

    Eligibility

    Your project must be collaborative and include all of the following:

    • a business
    • at least one partner from the UK
    • one partner from an eligible African country

    The technical project work can be led by a partner from the UK, an eligible African country or another country.

    The administrative work must be led by a partner from the UK.

    Open now

    Opened:
    14 October 2019
    Closes:
    8 January 2020

  • Enabling data access in accountancy, insurance and legal services: CR&D

    Apply for a share of up to £3.5 million from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, to enable data access and innovation in accountancy, insurance and law.

    Eligibility

    To be eligible your organisation must:

    • be a UK-based business, academic institution, charity, public sector organisation or research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • carry out its project work in the UK
    • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
    • be invited to take part by the lead applicant

    To lead a project your organisation must have participated in the Innovation Lab.

    Open now

    Opened:
    14 October 2019
    Closes:
    20 November 2019

  • Application of whole genome sequencing approaches to cancer

    UK businesses and research organisations can apply for a share of up to £5.4 million. This is for projects involving the application of whole genome sequencing to analyse cancers. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project you must:

    • be a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) for feasibility studies
    • be a UK registered business of any size or a research and technology organisation (RTO) for collaborative research and development (R&D)
    • include an SME if you want to collaborate with others

    Open now

    Opened:
    7 October 2019
    Closes:
    22 January 2020

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