EUREKA GlobalStars Singapore CRD – Round 2
OPPORTUNITY BACKGROUND
EUREKA, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore, announce a GlobalStars funding competition for research and development (R&D) projects under the EUREKA programme.
Under this initiative, Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £1 million to fund collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects focused on industrial research.
This competition has an open scope, the projects we fund are expected to result in a new product, industrial process or service, be innovative, involve a technological risk, and have high market potential in the participating countries.
OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE
Your proposal
The aim of this competition is to support innovative proposals developed between the UK, Singapore and other EUREKA participating members.
We will fund a portfolio of projects, across a variety of technologies, markets, technological maturities and research categories.
Your collaborative R&D proposal must demonstrate:
- a clear game-changing and/or disruptive innovative idea leading to new products, processes or services
- a strong and deliverable business plan that addresses (and documents) market potential and needs
- sound, practical financial plans and timelines
- good value for money which will always be a consideration in Innovate UK funding decisions
- a clear, evidence-based plan to deliver significant economic impact, return on investment (ROI) and growth through commercialisation, as soon as possible after project completion
- clear, considerable potential to significantly benefit the UK economy and/or national productivity
- the benefit of participants from the countries working together and how this adds value
- a clear definitions of where intellectual property (IP) can be used and shared between the participants and countries
- a clear route to market within 2 to 3 years of project completion
Innovate UK reserves the right to apply a ‘portfolio’ approach for the selection of projects in this competition. This will be aligned with the priorities of participating EUREKA members.
Your project
Your project must:
- start between 1 April 2021 and 30 June 2021
- last up to 24 months
UK applicants can apply for total grant of up to £350,000 for each project.
Your project’s exact start date is dependent on the national funding procedures of the participating members national funding body involved in the selected projects.
COMPETITIVE SCOPE
Who can apply
State aid
Any UK registered business claiming funding must be eligible to receive state aid at the time we confirm you will be awarded funding. It is not possible to award grant funding to organisations meeting the condition known as undertakings in difficulty. If you are unsure please take legal advice. For further information see our general guidance.
UK lead organisation
To lead a project your organisation must:
- be a UK registered business, of any size
- involve at least one UK registered SME
- collaborate with a Singapore registered business, which must be a separate non-linked legal entity to the UK partners
UK partners
In addition to the UK lead, the collaboration can also include other UK registered businesses of any size and UK registered research organisations.
Research organisations cannot lead or work alone.
Each partner must carry out the majority of their funded work within the country from which they receive funding, for example the UK for Innovate UK funding.
How to Apply
Before you start
Innovate UK is unable to award grant funding to organisations meeting the condition known as undertakings in difficulty.
If you do not submit all required documentation your application will be ineligible.
UK lead consortium requirements
UK lead applicants must:
- complete the EUREKA project application on behalf of their project using the new application platform available through the Singapore GlobalStars call page on the EUREKA website
- submit an application on the Innovation Funding Service
Non-UK lead consortium requirements
UK grant claiming partners in consortiums led by organisations from other partner countries must nominate one UK point of contact. This person must submit an application through the Innovation Funding Service including uploading the completed EUREKA form.More information about the application process for partner countries is provided on the EUREKA calls for projects website once the competition opens.The above is a summary of the original procurement notice.Additional information and documents are available for download from the original procurement notice page.
- Interested applicants must register and submit their proposals through the Innovation Funding Service Portal.
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