Deadline: 26 April 2017
The Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services and Innovate UK has launched a call for proposals for Collaborative Research and Development Programme between British and Brazilian companies to focus on innovative, connected cities and renewable energy solutions.
The aim of this program is to encourage innovative partnerships between the UK and Brazil.
Both the Brazilian and British governments are aiming to support projects developing the use of cutting-edge solutions (e.g. information and communication technology, internet of things, big data) to tackle critical issues for the future of urban environments, such as smart buildings (energy and resource efficiency), wider urban infrastructure (resource management, smart grids, clean energy, internet access) and mobility (reduced carbon emissions through clean energy solutions, multimodal transport, traffic management).
Objectives
- Enable new commercial, competitive solutions which address key societal challenges to emerge, by:
- Nurturing new Brazil-UK partnerships which focus on industrial outcomes;
- Accelerating the commercialisation of R&D that will benefit Brazil (and other countries including the UK), with preference given to small and medium-sized enterprises, and on high impact projects which can show near-term results;
- Fostering the identification of new public policies that will correct market failures, to support innovation in both countries; and strengthening overall bilateral relations.
Competition Scope
- Integration and governance of systems within a city;
- Urban infrastructure and affordable, smart mobility; or
- Sustainable urban environments.
Funding Information
- Total UK project costs of between £200,000 to £500,000, giving rise to total UK grant of approximately £350,000.
- Projects should last between 12 and 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- A Brazilian registered company Project Lead (BPL), responsible for the Brazilian application submission, leading the Brazilian part of the project and communicating with the UK Project Lead;
- A UK registered company Project Lead (UKPL), responsible for the UK application submission, leading the UK side of the project and communicating with the Brazilian Project Lead.
- For UK applicants: the business proportion of total eligible project costs must be 70% or higher; the total of all combined research organisation costs cannot exceed 30% of the overall project costs.
- For Brazilian applicants: only companies are eligible for funding by BNDES, while research organisations can participate as subcontractors. Projects are also eligible for funding by EMBRAPII if they are developed with research institutions accredited as EMBRAPII Units.
Eligible Brazil applicants are:
- Brazilian companies of any size, registered, based and operating in Brazil.
- Research institutions accredited as EMBRAPII Units and Poles are eligible to participate and use the resources of EMBRAPII, observing the required participation of one Brazilian company that will make a partnership with the British side.
- Brazilian research institutions outside the EMBRAPII System are also eligible to participate, only as subcontractors.
Eligible UK applicants are:
- UK companies of any size, registered, based and operating in the UK.
- Academic institutions, other research organisations, public sector bodies and charities undertaking research activity in the UK are also eligible to participate.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Countries: Brazil and UK
For more information, please visit Urban Innovation in Brazil.