[Academic] Innovate UK funding opportunity: emerging and enabling technologies

[Susan Spesyvtseva]

Dear all,

Innovate UK have just opened their January funding competition: this presents opportunities for large awards to fund collaborative innovation projects that address challenges in emerging and enabling technologies, including funding for new imaging technologies, energy harvesting, sensors and photonics, robotics and autonomous systems, and space applications, amongst others.

January 2018 sector competition: emerging and enabling technologies<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/93/overview> - closes 28 March 2018

·         Projects must show significant innovation in one of 4 priority areas:

o   Emerging technologies (biofilms, energy harvesting, graphene, new imaging technologies).

o   Digital.

o   Enabling capabilities, including electronics, sensors and photonics (ESP), robotics and autonomous systems (RAS), creative economy and design.

o   Space applications.


·         Total eligible project costs: up to £2 million

·         There is also £12 million total available for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/knowledge-transfer-partnerships-what-they-are-and-how-to-apply> (KTPs) associated with this competition

·         All projects must involve an SME.  Academics can collaborate on any number of applications.
In addition, please also note the previously announced competitions below:
Open sector round 4<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/86/overview> - closes 28 February 2018

o   Total eligible project costs: £25,000 to £1m. Projects to last between 6 and 36 months.

o   For the best business-led cutting-edge or disruptive ideas or concepts with a view to commercialisation.

o   Projects can fit into any one or more of Innovate UK's 4 priority sectors for growth: emerging and enabling technologies, health and life sciences, infrastructure systems and manufacturing and materials, or be outside them.

o   Universities should work in collaboration with a business who must lead the project.



·         Tackling disease with healthcare innovations - closes 7 February 2018

o   Primer Award<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/71/overview>

§  Total eligible project costs: £200,000 to £1.5m. Projects to last between 12 and 24 months.

§  For projects that carry out technical evaluations through to proofs of concept in a model system.

§  Projects must be led by an SME.

o   Late Stage Award<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/79/overview>

§  Total eligible project costs: £200,000 to £4m. Projects to last between 12 and 36 months.

§  For late-stage projects that test a well-developed concept and demonstrate its suitability in a relevant environment.

§  Projects must be led by an SME.



·         Manufacturing and Materials <https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/82/overview>  - closes 31 January 2018

o   Total eligible project costs: £50,000 to £2m.  Projects to last between 6 and 36 months.

o   For projects which support innovation across the manufacturing and materials sector.

o   Projects must involve an SME.  (If the University is leading the application, there must be two industrial collaborators).


·         Infrastructure Systems<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/81/overview> - closes 31 January 2018

o   Total eligible project costs: £25,000 to £3m.  Projects to last between 6 and 36 months.

o   For innovation projects to encourage UK business growth in infrastructure systems.

o   An eligible project must show significant innovation in one or more priority areas: smart infrastructure, energy, connected transport, urban living.

o   Projects must involve an SME.  (If the University is leading the application, there must be two business collaborators).


The KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIPS (KTPs)<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/knowledge-transfer-partnerships-what-they-are-and-how-to-apply#what-is-a-knowledge-transfer-partnership> programme is currently being run in conjunction with the sector and open competitions above and there is significant funding available to fund KTPs in most areas.  Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss.

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me anytime if you would like to discuss a potential application to any of the above (or other) calls.  I'm very happy to help pull applications together.

Best wishes,
Susan


Dr Susan Spesyvtseva
Knowledge Exchange Associate
Institute of Photonics
Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde

Address: Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK
Tel: +44 (0)141 548 3432

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