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8 competitions

  • Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing: CR&D

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million for ambitious collaborative R&D projects to support UK materials and manufacturing organisations to become significantly more resource efficient.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:
    • business of any size
    • research and technology organisation (RTO)
    You must be or involve at least one grant claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    31 March 2023
    Closes:
    26 May 2023

  • Cyber security academic startup accelerator programme: phase 1

    Individuals based in a UK academic institution can apply for a share of up to £800,000 to join the cyber security academic startup accelerator programme 2023-2024 (CyberASAP).

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.

    To join the programme, you must:

    • be based in a UK academic institution
    • have an idea related to cyber security
    • be interested in commercialising the idea
    • have the support of your academic institution’s technology transfer office, or equivalent

    Open now

    Opened:
    27 March 2023
    Closes:
    19 April 2023

  • ZEVI: Shore power technologies, shore-side and vessel-side

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £77 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate clean maritime solutions for 3 years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

    Eligibility

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

    Open now

    Opened:
    6 February 2023
    Closes:
    19 April 2023

  • ZEVI: Alternative fuel vessels and refuelling infrastructure

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £77 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate clean maritime solutions for 3 years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

    Eligibility

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

    Open now

    Opened:
    6 February 2023
    Closes:
    19 April 2023

  • ZEVI: Battery electric vessels and charging infrastructure

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £77 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate clean maritime solutions for 3 years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

    Eligibility

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

    Open now

    Opened:
    6 February 2023
    Closes:
    19 April 2023

  • SBRI: Overdose detection, response and intervention demonstration

    Organisations can apply for a share of £5 million inclusive of VAT. This is to deliver innovations addressing key drug related overdose priorities across two competitions.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size
    • work in conjunction with a test bed research partner
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Open now

    Opened:
    31 January 2023
    Closes:
    21 April 2023

  • SBRI: Overdose detection, response and intervention - feasibility

    Organisations can apply for a share of £5 million inclusive of VAT. This is to deliver innovations addressing key drug related overdose priorities across two competitions.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be any type of organisation of any size
    • work alone or with subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Open now

    Opened:
    31 January 2023
    Closes:
    21 April 2023

  • Canada UK Commercialising Quantum Technology Programme: CR&D

    UK registered businesses and Canadian SMEs can apply to collaborate on joint research and development projects. These will advance the development of quantum technologies and enable their commercial use cases.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to Canada and UK collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered business of any size
    • partner with a Canadian SME

    or

    • be a Canadian SME
    • partner with at least one grant claiming UK registered business of any size

    Open now

    Opened:
    21 November 2022
    Closes:
    19 April 2023

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