Funder
Innovate UK, GB: India – UK Collaborative R&D for industrial sustainability
Added date
22/06/2023
Closing date
06/09/2023
Call summary
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £5 million in innovation projects in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. The aim of this competition is to fund collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects between the UK and India focused on sustainability. Your project must focus on one or both of the following themes.
Sustainable materials and manufacturing
Power electronics, machines and drives
Projects must:
- be innovative
- be a new product, process or service
- involve a technological risk
- have a high market potential in the participating countries. Projects musthave a grant funding request of between £100,000 and £300,000.
Scientific scope
Industrial Electronics; Sustainable Development & Resource Use
PI eligibility
Applicant type Academic Institution; Commercial or Private Sector
Eligibility Note To lead a project your organisation must:
be a UK registered business of any size
be or involve at least one grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
collaborate with an Indian registered business, which must be a separate legal entity, not linked to the UK partners
To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK registered:
business of any size
academic institution
research and technology organisation (RTO).