Deadline: 9-Nov-22
The Connected Everything (CEII) is pleased to open its 4th round of funding for feasibility studies.
The aim of the feasibility studies is to enable cross-disciplinary, foresight, speculative and risky early-stage research. They are looking at funding pre-Responsive Mode proposals. Applications led by early career academics/researchers are particularly encouraged, and projects will also be expected to ensure that their research involves explicit collaboration with industry partner(s), providing direct or in-kind support. They are keen to support collaborations of all sorts that would otherwise not happen, and welcome applications with leading participation from people drawn from non-traditional manufacturing disciplines. The feasibility study should result in increased confidence in the proof of concept developed, which then has potential to attract further investment.
Themes
CEII is looking to fund a round of feasibility studies with a specific focus on industry involvement which reflects one or more of their 7 themes:
- The Future Industrial Worker
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Cyber-Physical Production Systems
- Regulation, Standards & Guidance
- Data-Driven Manufacturing
- Creative Manufacturing Design and Customisation
- Resilient Manufacturing
Funding Information
The total funding available for this call is £300,000 (fEC) and they want to fund as many high-quality applications as possible. Projects will be funded to a maximum value of £60,000 at full Economic Cost (fEC). Funding will be awarded at 80% fEC (total project value cannot exceed £60,000). Projects can be between 6 and 10 months in length and must complete before the end of October 2023. Applications where a portion of the £60,000 costs is met by industry funding are also welcomed.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organisations include all UK Higher Education Institutions that receive grant funding from one of the UK higher education funding bodies, along with research institutes for which the Research Councils have established a long-term involvement as a major funder.
Selection Criteria
Applicants should consider that the following criteria will be used by the review panel when assessing the proposal:
- Multidisciplinary and clear demonstration of “discipline-bridging” through activity;
- Involvement of industry stakeholders;
- Involvement of early career researchers;
- Potential for development of future funding applications from EPSRC (e.g. responsive mode), Innovate UK or other funding streams;
- Demonstration of transfer of concepts from other domains to manufacturing;
- Potential to lead to strong dissemination materials;
- Paths to accelerate impact of research to ensure rapid transfer to industry.
For more information, visit Connected Everything.
For more information, visit https://connectedeverything.ac.uk/feasibility-studies/ceii-call-for-feasibility-study-proposals/