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Driving the electric revolution - building talent for the future

Opens:
9/8/2021
Closes:
15/9/2021
Sectors:
General & Misc
Project Size:
£10,000 - £25,000

Summary

Innovate UK’s Driving the Electric Revolution challenge, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £250,000 in projects building talent for the future.

The aim of this competition is to fund several ideas that quickly fill immediate gaps in skills, talent and training for the power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) industry.

Your proposal must deliver a clear game-changing intervention, which would realistically and significantly meet a UK PEMD talent requirement.

Eligibility

Your project must:

  • start on 1 February 2022
  • end on 30 April 2022
  • last up to 3 months
  • carry out its project work in the UK
  • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK

 

Innovate UK expects projects to have total eligible project costs of between £10,000 to £25,000.

If your total eligible project costs are more than £25,000, only the maximum grant limit of £25,000 can be claimed.

To lead a project or work alone your organisation must:

  • be a UK registered business of any size, research organisation, charity or public sector organisation
  • carry out its project work in the UK
  • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK

 Subcontractors must be based in the UK for the duration of the project and their portion of the project work must be carried out in the UK. You must select them through your usual procurement process.


Scope

The aim of this competition is to fund projects that fill gaps in skills, talent and training for the power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) industry.

Your project must demonstrate.

  • an innovative, ambitious and realistic idea, to meet a significant PEMD talent requirement
  • that it is innovative to the UK, a region or a specific group of people and not already available
  • the capacity and capability to deliver the project successfully and on time
  • value for money and a credible, evidenced return on investment, in terms of trained, upskilled and reskilled people

 

You can:

  • produce ideas and material for outreach, engagement and learning purposes
  • conduct PEMD outreach and engagement exercises to individuals, academia, industry and other groups
  • generate and deliver course material or facilitate the running of courses
  • provide training or incentives for training to specific groups of people or in specific training subjects

 

This list is not intended to be exhaustive.

Innovate UK wants to fund a portfolio of projects, across a variety of key needs and gaps in UK PEMD workforce skills, talent and training capabilities.

Your project must focus on one or more of the following:

  • supporting and promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within PEMD technology training, manufacturing, or research
  • outreach and engagement material focussing on PEMD for all ages and levels in academia and industry
  • defining and filling key gaps in the UK’s PEMD workforce and training capability

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