Funding type: Grant

Project size:

UK partners can request up to £400,000 perapplication. Canadian SMEs can receive up to CA$500,000 from NRC IRAP.

Your proposal

The aim is to foster R&D collaborationsbetween Canada and the UK focusing on circularity in critical minerals andtheir supply chains. Projects must focus on one or more of five themes:

1. Enhanced Circularity in Critical Minerals - Battery Systems

 
• E.g., improving recovery efficiency of critical minerals from      batteries

1. Enhanced Circularity in Critical Minerals - High Performance     Permanent Magnets (HPPM)

 
• E.g., sustainable routes for processing recovered REE materials.

1. Sustainable Use of Critical Minerals – Processing &     Manufacturing

 
• E.g., novel manufacturing methods to enhance circularity.

1. Sustainable Use of Critical Minerals – Reduction in Use

 
• E.g., novel approaches to reduce reliance on critical minerals.

1. Innovations in Environmental, Societal, Governance (ESG) for     Critical Minerals

 
• E.g., life cycle analysis and sustainability models

Portfolio approach

They aim to fund a variety of projectsacross different business sizes, technologies, themes, and locations.

Research categories

Feasibility projects, industrial researchprojects, and experimental development projects are eligible.

Projects they will not fund:

• Projects focused on end application performance or improvements     in final use
• Projects not focused on listed critical minerals from UK or     Canadian strategies
• Innovations without a clear focus on circularity and     sustainability in critical minerals supply chains

They cannot fund projects dependent onexport performance or domestic inputs usage.

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