This is an open call with no closing date and proposals can be submitted at any time
Proposals are invited for short term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak
Scope
UKRI will support excellent proposals of up to 18 months duration which meet at least one of the following:
Proposals will be accepted from anyone who is normally eligible to apply for UKRI funding.
Proposals should be sent through this route for any research or innovation relevant to the above regardless of funding Council or whether relevant to multiple Councils.
Proposals with potential to directly deliver a public health impact in the next twelve months, and which have not already been submitted to the Initiative’s earlier calls, are asked to apply to the joint DHSC/UKRI COVID-19 Rapid Response Initiative’s rolling call via the NIHR single portal site.
Researchers holding existing UKRI standard grants can apply to re-purpose/switch this funding to address the objectives of this call.
Proposals
Proposals to be submitted on a simple Word document (downloaded from here) and emailed to CV19researchinnovation@ukri.org
Proposals should:
More information can be found here
Businesses from any sector are invited to apply for this open call.
The goal of this activity is for the business to develop a new commercial service that utilises one or more space asset(s) (e.g., Satellite Navigation, Satellite Telecommunication, Earth Observation, Space Weather, Space Technologies).
Scope
ESA will bear up to 50% of the project cost, and the remainder has to be financed by the tenderer and/or other partners through private and/or public sector direct or indirect, in cash or in-kind co-financing.
Find out more about the call here
Project size
£25,000 – £500,000 (6 –18 months)
£25,000 – £2,000,000 (19 –36 months)
Your proposal must demonstrate:
Projects should take customer and user needs into account to deliver more desirable and useful solutions.
More information about eligibility here
UK businesses with Canadian business partners can apply for grant funding to develop innovative projects that enhance productivity and sustainability of crop, livestock and aquaculture systems.
Project size
Up to £400,000 (UK partners) and $700,000 CAD (Canadian partners)
Applicants should deliver integrated precision approaches and data driven solutions to support the transition to a net zero-emission industry by 2040.
Seeking projects that:
More information can be found here
Funding to support the UK’s fishing, aquaculture and seafood industries to deliver cutting-edge technology and innovation. The fund aims to kick-start a step-change in the productivity and sustainability of UK seafood into the future.
Project size
£50,000 - £250,000
Seeking applications from both inside and outside of the seafood sector. Your idea, technology or product must benefit the sustainability and/or productivity of the UK seafood industry. Collaborative projects including both seafood sector experts and technology businesses are encouraged.
More information can be found here
Grant funding to support projects that address one of the 10 UN Sustainable Development Goals through the development of innovative processes, products and services.
This competition is to secure funding for phase 1 projects. Only successful phase 1 applicants will be eligible to apply for the phase 2 funding.
Project Size
£85,000 - £120,000
Funding will enable businesses to collaborate with end users and other stakeholders. Together they can demonstrate the potential of new processes, products and services and their associated business models in transforming the lives of people and economies in developing countries.
The innovation must be ready to prototype in market but not yet launched in the target developing country.
More information can be found here
This EUREKA collaborative competition specifically addresses advanced materials in order to improve both products and processes. Applicants must collaborate with at least one organisation from a predefined list of EUREKA participating regions.
Project size
£100,000 - £1 million
Collaborative R&D proposals must focus on one of these four themes:
Projects can include subcontractors but they must not account for more than 20% of the total eligible costs within the UK participation.
More information can be found here
Collaborative projects to develop aerospace technology in partnership with businesses from Sweden and organisations from other EUREKA nations. Projects which have strong market potential for the UK and Sweden.
Project size
£250,000 - £21.5 million
Projects must align with the national aerospace strategies of the UK and Sweden. Subcontractors must not account for more than 20% of each UK partner’s total eligible costs.
More information can be found here
Helping SMEs to develop innovative aerospace technologies to enhance their capabilities and increase ability to win new business in the civil aerospace sector.
Project size
£100,000 - £300,000
Projects should focus on one or more of the value streams from the UK aerospace technology strategy - Accelerating Ambition (2019). Projects must be collaborative, led by a UK registered SME and have a credible route to market.
More information can be found here
Grant funding to develop digital health technologies in partnership with organisations from EUREKA countries (France, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, Malta, Turkey and Austria).
Project size
Up to £500,000
Collaborative projects must meet one or more of these themes: robotics, augmented or artificial intelligence, software as a medical device, wearables, medical devices, diagnostics, imaging, data analytics, sensors and apps.
More information can be found here
The aim of the competition is to develop and demonstrate integrated aviation systems enabling the introduction of new classes of electric and/or autonomous air vehicles. These could include drones, urban air mobility vehicles or electric regional aircraft.
Project size
£150,000 - £500,000
This ‘fast track’ strand encourages applications from smaller businesses and organisations who may not work within the aerospace or aviation sector.
A ‘system of systems’ approach is required to address the interdependencies between vehicles, the airspace and the broader infrastructure of aviation, including operators, service providers and end users. Projects are expected to address the integration challenges of new air vehicles, and by default their innovative capabilities, for example autonomy, into the aviation system.
More information can be found here
The aim of the competition is to develop and demonstrate integrated aviation systems enabling the introduction of new classes of electric and/or autonomous air vehicles. These could include drones, urban air mobility vehicles or electric regional aircraft.
Project size
£500,000 - £10 million
Strand 2 encourages applications from larger consortia who wish to undertake significant and ambitious projects that strive to integrate technologies and systems.
A ‘system of systems’ approach is required to address the interdependencies between vehicles, the airspace and the broader infrastructure of aviation, including operators, service providers and end users. Projects are expected to address the integration challenges of new air vehicles, and by default their innovative capabilities, for example autonomy, into the aviation system.
More information can be found here
This competition aims to stimulate innovation in design to reduce persistent plastic waste from landfill or entering the environment.
Project size
£20,000 - £80,000
Funding for early-stage, human-centred design projects to reduce the harm that plastics have on our environment.
More information can be found here
