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Global Innovation Exchange Challenge: Innovative Solutions to Beneficiation of Water Treatment Residue
Closing Soon
Opens: 16/11/2022
Closes: 17/02/2023
This Innovation Exchange challenge, delivered by Innovate UK KTN through the Global Alliance Africa project, is supporting Rand Water to identify innovative solutions for the utilisation of water treatment residue.
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UKRI Circular fashion programme: recycling and sorting demonstrator
Opens: 14/11/2022
Closes: 11/01/2023
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4 million for a demonstration of innovative technologies, services and processes for the UK’s Fashion and Textile sector.
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ATI Programme strategic batch: expression of interest November 2022
Opens: 14/11/2022
Closes: 30/11/2022
The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.
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iX Challenge: Miniaturised 5G Ready Personal Location Device
Opens: 14/11/2022
Closes: 09/12/2022
This challenge focuses on producing a personal location device concept demonstrator or partial solution, to offer a means of reducing harm to persons working in high-threat environments.
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Mathematical Modelling PhD Student Placements at UK Health Security Agency 2022
Opens: 14/11/2022
Closes: 05/12/2022
UKHSA are looking to recruit 7 PhD students for 3-month placements, with start dates between 1st January 2023 and 1st September 2023.
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Canada UK Commercialising Quantum Technology Programme: CR&D
Opens: 21/11/2022
Closes: 19/04/2023
UK registered businesses and Canadian SMEs can apply to collaborate on joint research and development projects. These will advance the development of quantum technologies and enable their commercial use cases.
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CivTech 8 challenge: design biodiversity credits and enable investment in Scotland's nature
Opens: 31/10/2022
Closes: 30/11/2022
How can biodiversity credits be designed in a way that provides simplicity for projects and buyers, and enables investment in Scotland’s nature? Challenge Sponsors: NatureScot, Scottish Government: Environment and Forestry Directorate and Scottish Wildlife Trust.
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CivTech 8 challenge: help NatureScot manage its understanding of the state of protected areas
Opens: 31/10/2022
Closes: 30/11/2022
How can technology help NatureScot flexibly manage its understanding of the state of protected areas by making best use of available evidence?
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CivTech 8 challenge: assess and identify projects and opportunities for investment in Scotland’s marine natural capital
Opens: 31/10/2022
Closes: 30/11/2022
How can technology help us better assess and identify projects and opportunities that will improve and increase investment in Scotland’s marine natural capital? Challenge Sponsor: Marine Scotland.
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Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition: Round 7
Opens: 10/11/2022
Closes: 11/01/2023
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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CivTech 8 challenge: How can technology help to create a nature network across Scotland?
Opens: 31/10/2022
Closes: 30/11/2022
How can technology help to create a nature network by 2030 across all of the different areas of Scotland? Challenge Sponsors: NatureScot and Scottish Wildlife Trust.
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CivTech 8 challenge: effective resource management for a multiskilled workforce
Opens: 31/10/2022
Closes: 28/11/2022
How can technology help drive effective resource management for a multiskilled workforce in a constantly changing environment? Challenge Sponsors: Rural Payments and Inspections Division (RPID), Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate, Scottish Government.
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CivTech 8 challenge: support for people in vulnerable situations with energy problems
Opens: 31/10/2022
Closes: 28/11/2022
Challenge 8.1: How can technology help to quickly identify and prioritise support for people in the most vulnerable situations, starting with those having energy problems? Challenge Sponsor: The Extra Help Unit (EHU), Citizen’s Advice Scotland.
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XR prize challenge: fight climate change
Opens: 20/10/2022
Closes: 31/12/2022
The XR Prize Challenge: Fight Climate Change is a global competition harnessing AR and VR (XR) solutions to help fight climate change. AWE is inviting submissions from teams and individuals, and especially collaborations between XR technologists and climate change experts from around the world, to compete for a $100,000 cash prize.
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Future flight: closing the skills gaps
Opens: 21/11/2022
Closes: 01/02/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £500,000 to develop upskilling initiatives that tackle the immediate skills gaps of the UK aviation industry.
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Analysis for Innovators (A4I) Round 9 – Stage 1
Opens: 07/11/2022
Closes: 04/01/2023
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million to resolve productivity and competitiveness issues by working with top scientists and research facilities.
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iX Challenge: Low Carbon Alternatives to Standby Generators in Electrical Substations
Opens: 31/10/2022
Closes: 12/12/2022
Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN-T), the owner of north Scotland’s high voltage electricity assets, is looking to engage innovators which can provide solutions for greener alternatives to diesel generators for emergency supply in electrical substations.
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XR Stories: OpenXR 2
Opens: 31/10/2022
Closes: 30/11/2022
OpenXR 2 is a funding call for SMEs in the Yorkshire and Humber region to deliver research and development (R&D) projects focusing on prototype immersive and interactive story experiences or storytelling tools and platforms.
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Health and Life Science Accelerators: Expression of Interest
Opens: 02/11/2022
Closes: 16/11/2022
Organisations are invited to apply to be part of a pool of accelerator service providers for future health and life science focussed Innovate UK programmes.
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Longitude Prize on Dementia: helping people with dementia retain their independence
Opens: 01/09/2022
Closes: 26/01/2023
The Longitude Prize on Dementia will drive the creation of personalised, technology-based tools that are co-created with people living with the early stages of dementia, helping them live independent, more fulfilled lives so they are able to do the things they enjoy.
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NATEP: Helping SMEs innovate in aerospace: Autumn 2022
Opens: 14/11/2022
Closes: 11/01/2023
UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for industrial-led civil aerospace collaborative R&D projects.