UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20m for innovative clean maritime and smart shipping projects. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
Sponsoring Agency: Innovate UK
Type of Fund: Grant
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/02/2021
Size of the Fund: USD $500,000 to $1 Million
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20m for innovative clean maritime and smart shipping projects. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
The Department for Transport will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £20m for innovative clean maritime and smart shipping projects. The aim of this competition is to support the design and development of technologies for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the UK’s maritime sector as set out in the Clean Maritime Plan and support the transition to Net Zero by 2050.
In this competition they are seeking solutions for all sizes and categories of maritime vessels. Solutions can be suitable for one target size or multiple sizes of vessels. All ports and harbours are in scope, including infrastructure for both freight and leisure.
They strongly encourage projects from around the UK to support boosting jobs and economic growth, including:
• ports
• vessel operators
• vessel manufacturers
• their relevant supply chain
Themes
Your project can focus on one or more of the following themes:
• On vessel low and zero emission technologies
• Port and shore-side solutions
• Investigating green shipping corridors between the UK and other trading partners
• Smart shipping technologies
Funding Information
Your project must:
• have total eligible costs between £25,000 and £1,000,000,
• end by 31 March 2022
• last up to 7 months
Projects can start by 1 September 2021.
Innovate UK will not approve project extensions beyond 31 March 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
• To lead a project or work alone your organisation must:
o be a UK registered business of any size, a research organisation or a research and technology organisation (RTO)
o carry out its project work in the UK
o intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
• If the lead organisation is an RTO or a research organisation it must collaborate with at least 1 business.
• Academic institutions cannot work alone.
More information at: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/888/overview
Eligible Countries:
United Kingdom
