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Registration by midday 29th March, full application by midday 5th April.

Innovate UK, in partnership with the Advanced Propulsion Centre and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy invite registrations for its call on APC7 anchoring low carbon technology in the UK. This aims to develop on-vehicle technologies for either on-road or off-road vehicles. Projects are expected to lead to significant reductions in vehicle carbon dioxide emissions and improvement in air quality under operational conditions. Both carbon dioxide and air quality improvements should be made with reference to comparable, best-in-class vehicles. Research and development project proposals must demonstrate the development of technologies based around one or more of the following areas:

•thermal propulsion systems;

•lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures;

•electric machines and power electronics;

•energy storage and energy management;

•alternative propulsion systems.

Projects must be collaborative, business-led and must include at least one vehicle manufacturer or a tier 1 supplier, and at least one SME partner. Consortia should show how they will develop and accelerate the progression of automotive technology and manufacturing readiness. The majority of the technologies included are expected to have been proven in a laboratory or vehicle environment prior to commencing the project.

The total budget is provisionally worth approximately £35 million. Projects may range in size from £5m to £40m and last between 18 and 42 months. Business applicants may receive up to 70 per cent of their eligible project costs for industrial research and up to 45 per cent of their eligible project costs for projects that include experimental development.

(2 Stage - EOI 31/10/2016)

Full Stage: This funds research projects that support the onward development and application of wide band-gap semiconductors, and increase capability and capacity in critical areas of underpinning power electronics research. The total budget is worth up to £6 million over three years, which aims to support between three and five projects. The following areas are prioritised:

•switch optimisation;

•heterogeneous integration;

•reliability and health management;

•virtual prototyping;

•converter architectures.

MSCA-ITN-EID European Industrial Doctorates , MSCA-ITN-EJD European Joint Doctorates , MSCA-ITN-ETN European Training Networks

The Innovative Training Networks (ITN) aim to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative early-stage researchers, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit.

ITN will raise excellence and structure research and doctoral training, extending the traditional academic research training setting, incorporating the elements of Open Science and equipping researchers with the right combination of research-related and transferable competences. It will provide enhanced career perspectives in both the academic and non-academic sectors through international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral mobility combined with an innovation-oriented mind-set.