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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
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Registration deadline 18th January 2017, application deadline 25th January. Innovate UK invites applications for its manufacturing and materials competition – round 2. Funding supports projects that stimulate and broaden innovation in manufacturing materials. The aim is to lead to increased business productivity, competitiveness and growth, especially for SMEs. A project may focus on technical feasibility, industrial research or experimental development and cover one of the following areas: •innovation in a manufacturing system, technology, process or business model – for example, in process engineering, industrial biotechnology, mechanical conversion processes, coatings, textiles, supply chain management, new product introduction processes or remanufacture; •innovation in materials development, properties, integration or reuse – for example, for light-weighting, energy generation and storage, electronics or sensors or for operation in demanding environments. Materials include nano-materials, ceramics, metals and inter-metallics, polymers, composites, coatings, smart materials and joining of dissimilar materials. Projects must focus on manufacturing or materials, rather than product innovation. Projects must be led by a UK-based business, carried out in the UK and involve at least one SME. Businesses can only lead one project per competition, be involved in two projects per competition and only apply twice with the same project to any competition. Projects are worth between £50,000 and £2 million and are expected to last between six months and three years. The total budget is worth up to £15m. Projects with costs of £100,000 or more must include other partners. Small businesses may receive up to 70 per cent of their eligible project costs, medium-sized businesses may receive 60 per cent and large businesses may receive 50 per cent for technical feasibility studies and industrial research. Small businesses may receive up to 45 per cent of their eligible project costs, medium-sized businesses may receive 35 per cent and large businesses may receive 25 per cent for experimental development projects which are nearer to market. |
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To be eligible to apply, you must:
What is the scheme’s value and tenure? The award lasts between one term and one academic year. The applicant’s employing institution will be reimbursed for the full salary cost of a teaching replacement (up to the equivalent of the minimum point on the lectureship scale as paid by the host university). Research expenses up to a maximum of £2,500 are available to cover the costs of consumables, equipment, travel and communicating science |