Resource Efficiency for Resilience and Sustainability – Feasibility Studies

The UK aims to lead in sustainable manufacturing, and Innovate UK is backing this ambition with a new competition for short feasibility projects. With a pool of £1.1 million available, the call supports innovations that make UK materials and manufacturing more net zero, resource-efficient, resilient, and technologically advanced.

Scope

Your project must focus on one of the following:

• Resource-efficient and sustainable materials and manufacturing
• Seaweed processing innovation, delivering significant improvements in yield, efficiency, or value per tonne of UK-harvested or cultivated seaweed

Funding and Project Size

• Project costs: £10,000 to £25,000
• Duration: 1–2 months
• Start: 1 February 2026
• End: 31 March 2026
• Total competition budget: £1.1 million

Eligibility

• Lead organisation must be a UK-registered business of any size
• Subcontractors permitted (up to 50% of costs)
• Project must be delivered in the UK with results exploited from or in the UK
• Funding will be awarded under Minimal Financial Assistance rules (up to £315,000 over three years)

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