Key Proposal Requirements:

• Identify an end user within the priority sectors.

• Demonstrate how the solution elevates business productivity or efficiency in these sectors.

Competition Structure:

• There are two strands:
• Collaborative R&D projects
• Single entities (this strand)

Ensure to submit your application to the appropriate strand. Incorrectly submitted applications will not be assessed.

Funding:

• Type: Grant
• Project Size: The requested grant funding should not exceed £100,000.

Specific Themes:

Your project can target one or multiple areas such as:

• Data-driven decision-making
• Admin task automation
• Optimizing project management
• Streamlining supply chains and forecasting models

• Managing waste
• Intellectual Property (IP) management
• Design

This isn't an exhaustive list.

Research Categories:

• The competition will fund industrial research and experimental development projects.

Exclusions:

Projects NOT funded:

• Advertising and marketing
• Direct primary production in fishery and aquaculture

• Direct primary production in agriculture (unless it's R&D, intended for broader business application, and not for asset acquisition)
• Purchasing road freight transport

Unfunded conditions:

• Projects relying on export performance (e.g., subsidizing a baker based on export quantities).
• Projects depending on domestic inputs usage (e.g., subsidizing a baker based on using a certain percentage of UK flour).