Summary
The Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) Challenge fund will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £1.5 million in innovation projects. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). Projects must address the resource productivity or energy performance opportunities of the sector and its supply chains.
The aim of this competition is to improve the competitiveness of our Foundation Industry sector by helping it to become more environmentally sustainable.
Your proposal must focus on the development of new:
Eligibility
Your project must:
Academic institutions cannot lead or work alone.
Subcontractors are allowed in this competition. Subcontractors can be from anywhere in the UK and you must select them through your usual procurement process.
Scope
The aim of this competition is to improve the competitiveness of our Foundation Industry sector by helping it to become more environmentally sustainable.
Your project must address the resource productivity or energy performance opportunities of the sector and its supply chains.
Your project must focus on the development of new:
Your project can focus on one or more of the following:
This list is not exhaustive, and other technologies or projects that clearly fall within scope of the challenge will be welcomed.
Innovate UK will fund feasibility projects, industrial research projects and experimental development projects.