Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling
Overview
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Funding type: Grant · Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) , Innovate UK , Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) , Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
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- Category
- R&D
- Industry
- Bio & Healthcare, Energy & Climate
- Technology
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- Target stage
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- Project duration
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- Estimated preparation
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Funding
Award size and how it is paid
- Award range
- up to £305K
- Currency
- GBP
- Total programme budget
- £1.5M
- Support type
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- Co-funding
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- Matching fund
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- Disbursement
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- Note
- Maximum award: £305,000 / Total fund: £1,500,000
Eligibility
Can we actually apply?
This funding opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible . Who is eligible to apply This funding opportunity is open to research groups and individuals. We: • encourage interdisciplinary research and collaborations with other UK organisations • welcome applications from individuals at any career stage, subject to NERC eligibility criteria You may be involved in no more than two applications submitted to this funding opportunity. Only one of these can be as project lead. Under the UKRI and Research Council of Norway Money Follows Cooperation agreement a project co-lead (international) (previously co-investigator) can be based in a Norwegian institution. All other international collaborators (or UK partners not based at approved organisations) should be included as project partners. This includes industry partners. Project partners must fund their own involvement. UKRI will only fund minor incidental expenses, such as some travel costs, if needed for project partners. Sub-contracting aspects of the work, meaning particular goods and services, to non-eligible institutions is possible, in line with the NERC research grants and fellowships handbook . Resubmissions We will not accept uninvited resubmissions of projects that have been submitted to UKRI. Find out more about UKRI’s resubmission policy . Equality, diversity and inclusion We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers. We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes: • career breaks • support for people with caring responsibilities • flexible working • alternative working patterns UKRI can offer disability and accessibility support for UKRI applicants and grant holders during the application and assessment process.
- Company age
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- Employees
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- Revenue limits
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- Consortium
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Location Requirements
Geography and legal-entity conditions
- Primary country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Also eligible
- None
- Foreign companies
- Needs verification
- Local entity
- Needs verification
- Location condition
- 영국 소재 기관·기업(또는 영국 파트너와의 협업)이 일반적으로 요구됩니다(원문 확인 필요).
Required Documents
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Application Process
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Evaluation
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Timeline
Announcement → intake → review → agreement → execution
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Equity & Financial Terms
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- Equity required
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- Loan
- Non-dilutive grant
- Duplicate funding
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- IP ownership
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- Deliverable ownership
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- Exclusivity
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- Right of first refusal
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- Audit & settlement
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Risk Intelligence
Should we apply at all? — five dimensions plus an overall score (lower is safer)
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IP / Idea Protection
How much of your technology and idea you must disclose
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AI Analysis
Pros · cons · difficulty · competition · attractiveness
From paperwork and review stages
Heuristic from award size and type
Amount, terms and IP combined
Weighted average of five dimensions
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- Nothing flagged
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Source & Provenance
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- Official URL
- https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/advancing-solutions-for-critical-mineral-production-and-recycling/
- Application URL
- https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/advancing-solutions-for-critical-mineral-production-and-recycling/
- Last fetched
- 2026.10.14
- Human review
- Not reviewed — check the official announcement
- First seen
- 2026.10.14
- Data status
- Auto-collected, not reviewed
- AI enrichment
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