Sponsoring Agency: Innovate UK
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/05/2021
Size of the Fund: USD $50,000 to $500,000
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million for feasibility studies and industrial research in supply chain technology.
The Department for Transport (DfT) will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £10 million in innovation projects.
This investment is for advanced feasibility studies and industrial research in supply chain technology.
The aim of this competition is to fund ambitious industry-led research into supply chain technology for zero emission capable freight vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and the supporting infrastructure.
Your proposal must:
• address the challenges associated with the transition to zero emission road freight
• define a solution to the technical challenges to developing or operating zero emission trucks
Specific Themes
Your project can focus on one or more of the following to address the challenges associated with the transition to zero emission road freight:
• power electronics, machines and drives
• energy storage and energy management
• lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures
• infrastructure for hydrogen refuelling and electric road systems
• highly disruptive zero emission technologies
Funding Information
Your project’s total eligible costs must be between £100,000 and £250,000.
Your project must:
• start by 01 July 2021
• end by 31 March 2022
Eligibility Criteria
Lead organisation
To lead a project your organisation must:
• be a UK registered business of any size or a research and technology organisation (RTO)
• collaborate with other UK registered businesses, RTO, research organisations, public sector organisations or charities
• carry out its project work in the UK
• intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
• If the lead organisation is an RTO it must collaborate with 2 businesses.
Academic institutions cannot lead or work alone.
Project team
To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must:
• be a UK registered business, academic institution, charity, not-for-profit, public sector organisation, research organisation or research and technology organisation (RTO)
• carry out its project work in the UK
• intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
In collaboration the lead and at least one other organisation must claim funding by entering their costs during the application.
More information at: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/883/overview#summary
