Deadline: 27 September 2018
Applications are Open for Newton Fund and EUREKA GlobalStars: Affordable Health in India to provide innovative solutions to the challenges of affordable health in India.
Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £1 million. This is to support UK businesses to collaborate with Indian businesses and European partners on One Health-focused solutions for the Indian market.
Focus Areas
Proposal must focus on integrated healthcare in India and provide solutions that are:
- economical
- sustainable
- user-centric
Funding Information
- In the UK, applicant project’s total costs must be between £350,000 and £450,000.
- A maximum grant of £300,000 will be available per project to UK project partners.
Project Types
- Projects should focus on industrial research.
- For industrial research projects, applicant could get funding for their eligible project costs of:
- up to 70% if applicants are a micro or small business
- up to 60% if applicants are a medium-sized business
- up to 50% if applicants are a large business
Projects they will not fund
- do not meet ODA eligibility requirements
- do not target the scope areas under One Health detailed in this brief
- do not have India as the primary market
- have negative environmental and social impacts
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for funding and to lead a project applicant must:
- be a UK based business
- partner with at least one Indian organisation eligible to receive funding from India’s Department of Biotechnology
- show that India is the primary target market for the project and project outcomes
- show how applicants project fits within the Official Development Assistance (ODA) criteria of the Newton Fund
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit Affordable Health in India.