Deadline: 29-Mar-23
Innovate UK is inviting applications for the Launchpad Funding Competition to support outstanding innovation projects led by businesses. Businesses must be active or growing their work activities in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley.
The aim of this competition is to support outstanding innovation projects led by businesses. Businesses must be active, or growing their work activities, in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley.
Specific Themes
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Your project can focus on one or more of the following core areas:
- hydrogen
- carbon capture and storage
- offshore engineering
- materials and processing
- the circular economy
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Projects can also consider the following enabling areas:
- digital technologies
- clean energy
- proactive regulations and policy
- future skills
- networked relations
- evolving value models.
Funding Information
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Your project must:
- have a grant funding request between £25,000 and £100,000
- start by 01 September 2023
- end by 30 September 2024
- last between 6 and 12 months
- intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
- be active or growing your work activities in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley
- have a demonstrable ambition for business growth.
Eligibility Criteria
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Lead Organisation
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To lead a project your organisation must:
- have demonstrable ambition for business growth.
- be active or growing your work activities in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley
- be a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
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To lead a project your organisation must:
Ineligible
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They are not funding projects:
- submitted by applicants who led a successful application to the Launchpad Tees Valley MFA Round 1 competition
- that do not align with the net zero theme described in the scope
- where the work location does not add to the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley
- that involve primary production in fishery and aquaculture
- that involve primary production in agriculture
- with activities relating to the purchase of road freight transport
- not allowed under De minimis regulation restrictions
- not eligible to receive Minimal Financial Assistance
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They cannot fund projects that are:
- dependent on export performance, for example giving an award to a baker on the condition that they export a certain quantity of bread to another country
- dependent on domestic inputs usage, for example if they give an award to a baker on the condition that they use 50% UK flour in their product.
For more information, visit Innovate UK.