Deadline: 22-Sep-22
Apply for funding to support early technology development of basic technologies that will have an impact on UK science, society and the environment.
Scope
- This opportunity supports early technology development that builds upon STFC’s core capabilities and core programme. The opportunity provides capital funding to begin investigating the potential of these technologies in a multidisciplinary context, applied to new challenges and priorities.
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In this opportunity, early technology development includes:
- transformative technologies, including quantum, artificial intelligence, digital twinning, engineering biology
- basic technologies, which should be seen as the earliest stage of the emerging technologies pipeline.
Funding Information
- The full economic cost of your project can be up to £381,250. STFC will fund up to 80% of the full economic cost.
- They expect the majority of funding to be spent on equipment purchases and technology development. For example, it is anticipated that at 80% full economic cost approximately £300,000 of capital funding would be used for equipment purchases and technology development and an additional £5,000 of resource funding would be used to support commissioning related activities. This can include engineer or technician time to oversee installation of the requested equipment. Investigator or other staff time cannot be requested.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible, proposed activities must include a principal investigator from an STFC-funded department at an eligible research organisation or from a Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) lab or facility.
- The principal investigator must be named on a grant that is currently active and funded by the STFC core science programme.
- Only academic partners may request funding.
- You must demonstrate the existence of an active relevant STFC core programme grant that would be supported by this funding and be benefited by early-stage technology development activities.
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For more information, visit https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/support-early-technology-development-of-basic-technologies/