Manufacturing Scale-up Network Plus
Overview
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Funding type: Grant · Funders: UK Research and Innovation
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- Category
- R&D
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- 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
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- Currency
- GBP
- Total programme budget
- £5.6M
- Support type
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- Co-funding
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- Matching fund
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- Disbursement
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- Note
- Total fund: £5,625,000
Eligibility
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This funding opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible . UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) individual eligibility rules apply. For full details, visit UKRI’s eligibility page . Who is eligible to apply This funding opportunity is for applicants with the capability and reach to convene diverse, cross-sector stakeholders from across the UK manufacturing ecosystem within the advanced manufacturing frontier industries. Through strong leadership and effective partnership building, applicants should create a collaborative community that can identify opportunities, address common challenges and accelerate the translation and adoption of manufacturing innovation. Network Plus grants are open to: • UK higher education institutions • research council institutes • UKRI-approved independent research organisations • eligible public sector research establishments • NHS bodies with research capacity Any individual can only appear on one application as project lead and only two projects in total. For example, one as project lead and one as co-lead or two as co-lead. Who is not eligible to apply Holders of postdoctoral level fellowships are not eligible to apply for an EPSRC grant. Individuals based in non-UK countries can be involved in the grant as visiting researchers, project partners, or members of advisory boards. However, they are not eligible to be project leads or co-leads, with the exception of individuals based at Norwegian institutions, who are eligible to be co-leads. Businesses are not eligible applicant organisations as part of this funding opportunity. However, they are expected to be listed as project partners. International researchers As EPSRC is a lead funder for this funding opportunity, international researchers can only apply as ‘project co-lead (international)’ as part of an applications making use of the UKRI-RCN Money Follows Cooperation agreement or the UKRI-IIASA agreement. You should include all other international collaborators (or UK partners not based at approved organisations) as project partners. 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 persona
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Location Requirements
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- Primary country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Also eligible
- None
- Foreign companies
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- Local entity
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- Location condition
- 영국 소재 기관·기업(또는 영국 파트너와의 협업)이 일반적으로 요구됩니다(원문 확인 필요).
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- Non-dilutive grant
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Risk Intelligence
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IP / Idea Protection
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