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Horizon 2020 - €80BN of funding
Horizon2020 is the biggest EU Research and innovation programme with nearly €80BN of funding on offer until to 2020. The €6BN Smart, Green and Integrated Transport programme (part of The HORIZON 2020) aims to boost the competitiveness of European transport industries and achieve a European transport system that is resource-efficient, climate-and-environmentally-friendly, safe and seamless for the benefit of all citizens, the economy and society.
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DfT T-TRIG - funding for early stage innovations
An Open Call, an ITS call and a call in Future Aviation Security Systems - offering a combined £500,000 plus of grant funding for research projects
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Robotics and autonomous systems
Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are to invest up to £5 million in robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) projects.
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low emission freight and logistics trial
Consortia can apply for a share of up to £24 million to trial or develop low emission vehicles or on-vehicle technologies.
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Innovation in infrastructure systems
Innovate UK is to invest up to £15 million in projects that will develop solutions to challenges in the infrastructure systems sector.
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Open funding competition
Innovate UK is investing up to £15 million in innovative R&D projects. The competition is open to all UK companies.
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First of a kind deployment of innovation
Innovate UK is to invest £19 million in projects that test new infrastructure technologies for the first time in user-facing applications.
Funding
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£5 Million Funding Competition for Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are to invest up to £5 million in innovation projects to encourage innovative applications and stimulate new partnerships across robotics and autonomous systems (RAS). Closes 26/10/16
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£15M – Infrastructure Systems Competition
Innovate UK are to invest in business led, innovative projects in Infrastructure. Opens shortly.
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£20 Rail Supply Growth Fund
The next 10 years will see the UK's rail industry radically transformed with a large scale investment boom with total investment across the UK's rail network being the biggest for over a century with a current commitment of £88 billion. This level of investment is expected to provide significant commercial opportunities for both existing and new suppliers to the rail supply sector.
Always open
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Hints on successful applications for Innovate UK collaborative R&D competitions
What to do and not do on your application for funding through Innovate UK's research and development competitons.
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Useful Guide for People who are Seeking Innovate UK Funding
This short guide aims to make clear what an assessor for Innovate UK competitions.
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Innovation Charter
Simple 7-point charter for you to use in your collaborations that enables all partners to agree to rules of fair play. Developed in association with the Railway Industry Association.
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Lambert Toolkit
The Lambert toolkit is for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other. It consists of a set of five Model Research Collaboration (one to one) Agreements and four Consortium (multi-party) Agreements and documents that should help you to use and understand those agreements.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme helps businesses to innovate and grow. It does this by linking them with a university and a graduate to work on a specific project. Closes 24/11/20
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Smart Grant Scheme
Smart is a grant scheme which offers funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in R&D projects in the strategically important areas of science, engineering and technology, from which successful new products, processes and services could emerge.
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SME Access to Finance Schemes
Handy guide to finance available to SMEs, produced by BIS, April 2013, gives info on public finance options for SMEs.
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£5k Innovation Vouchers
The TSB's Innovation Vouchers programme gives up to £5000 per company to help SMEs to obtain the help of an external expert to develop ideas and improve performance. These currently focus on Agrifood, Built Environment, Energy Water and Waste, Open Data Innovators and Inventors and Cyber-Security. Other vouchers schemes are aslo listed.
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Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Strategic Research and Technology Projects
The Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) R&D programme is a joint Government and Industry investment. The programme is coordinated and managed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Innovate UK and ATI working in collaboration. Closes 31/03/20
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Gateway to Research (GtR)
Gateway to Research helps make the findings from the latest innovative research from across the UK's seven Research Councils & the Technology Strategy Board easily accessible to users in business, higher education institutes, charities, government and members of the public.
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£2k Growth Vouchers
The vouchers can be used for strategic business advice in areas from finance and cash flow to management skills, to even making the most of digital technology.
Open and forthcoming Competitions in Intelligent Mobility
Autonomous Vehicles Consortium Building Event
10:00 until 16:00
The CCAV will launch another R&D competition later this year and IMPART has joined forces with the KTN to bring you the very latest information and an opportunity to build a consortium around the...From Intelligent Mobility
CCAV Research and Development Competition Briefing & SMMT CAV Forum
09:00 until 16:30
In 2015 the Government announced a £100m Intelligent Mobility Fund for collaborative research and development into connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies to be administered by the...From Intelligent Mobility
Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Networking & Consortia Event - Manchester
11:00 until 16:00
As previewed by Innovate UK in its 2016/2017 Delivery Plan, a second Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C-CAV) competition is scheduled for later this year. The Centre for Connected and...From Intelligent Mobility
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C-CAV) 2 Stakeholder Workshop
09:15 until 16:30
As previewed by Innovate UK in its 2016/2017 Delivery Plan, a second Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C-CAV) competition is scheduled for the Summer of this year. The Centre for Connected and...From Intelligent Mobility
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C-CAV) 2 Stakeholder Workshop - Coventry
09:15 until 16:30
As previewed by Innovate UK in its 2016/2017 Delivery Plan, a second Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C-CAV) competition is scheduled for the Summer of this year. The Centre for Connected and...From Intelligent Mobility
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C-CAV) 2 Stakeholder Workshop - London
09:15 until 16:30
As previewed by Innovate UK in its 2016/2017 Delivery Plan, a second Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (C-CAV) competition is scheduled for the Summer of this year. The Centre for Connected and...From Intelligent Mobility
Infrastructure Systems Competition Brokerage Event & Webcast
09:00 until 17:00
The Knowledge Transfer Network, in partnership with Innovate UK, will be hosting a series of events across the UK to discuss Innovate UK's forthcoming competition ‘Infrastructure Systems’. ...From Intelligent Mobility
Infrastructure Systems Competition Brokerage Event - Bristol
09:30 until 15:30
The Knowledge Transfer Network, in partnership with Innovate UK, will be hosting a series of events across the UK to discuss Innovate UK's forthcoming competition ‘Infrastructure Systems’. ...From Intelligent Mobility
Infrastructure Systems Competition Brokerage Event - Glasgow
09:30 until 15:30
The Knowledge Transfer Network, in partnership with Innovate UK, will be hosting a series of events across the UK to discuss Innovate UK's forthcoming competition ‘Infrastructure Systems’. ...From Intelligent Mobility
Infrastructure Systems Competition Brokerage Event - Manchester
09:30 until 15:30
The Knowledge Transfer Network, in partnership with Innovate UK, will be hosting a series of events across the UK to discuss Innovate UK's forthcoming competition ‘Infrastructure Systems’. ...From Intelligent Mobility
Robotics & Autonomous Systems Regional (RAS) Dissemination Event – Coventry
09:30 until 16:00
Organised in collaboration with the Midlands Robotics Network, this dissemination event will bring together RAS innovators across the Midlands region. The aim of this 2 session event is to enable...From Intelligent Mobility
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