UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million to develop projects focused on industrial research with the Israel Innovation Authority.
Competition opens: Monday 10 June 2024
Competition closes: Wednesday 30 October 2024 11:00am
Description
This competition is for UK businesses that want to apply to the UK – Israel Eureka call. Please visit the Eureka call for proposals web page if you are not a UK applicant.
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 with the Israel Innovation Authority.
The UK and Israel are jointly funding this competition under the EUREKA framework.
The aim of this competition is to support business led collaborative, research and development (CR&D) projects resulting in new products, industrial processes or services. Projects must be innovative, involve a technological risk and target large global markets.
Eligibility
Your project
UK applicants can apply for a total grant of up to £300,000 for each project.
Your project can last up to two years and is expected to start May 2025. The start date depends on the national funding procedures of the Eureka members involved in the selected projects.
UK lead applicant
The UK registered partners in your Eureka project must nominate one business, of any size, to start an Innovate UK application. The funder is referring to them as the ‘lead organisation’ and the person they nominate to have overall responsibility as the ‘lead applicant’.
The lead applicant has an overall view of the application and must:
- start the application
- monitor the partners’ application progress
- make sure all UK partners complete their parts of the application
- click submit once the application is complete
Overall Eureka project team
The organisations from participating Eureka members must meet the funding and eligibility conditions of their respective national funding bodies. These will be published on the Eureka call for proposals web page when this competition opens. These organisations must apply through their own funding bodies and not through the Innovation Funding Service.
UK project team
The UK lead applicant can also collaborate with:
- other UK registered businesses of any size
- UK registered research and technology organisations (RTOs)
Partners not claiming funding
A non-grant claiming UK partner cannot lead on a project.
Your collaboration can include organisations from Eureka members that are not participating in this funding competition provided:
- they have secured full funding elsewhere
- you describe in your application why and how they will be involved and where they have secured financing from
Scope
Your proposal
The UK and Israel are jointly funding this competition under the EUREKA framework.
The aim of this competition is to support business-led collaborative, research and development (CR&D) projects resulting in new products, industrial processes or services. Projects must be innovative, involve a technological risk and target large global markets.
Your collaborative R&D proposal must demonstrate:
- a clear game-changing 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 or national productivity
- the benefit of participants from the countries working together and how this adds value
- a clear definition of where intellectual property (IP) can be used and shared between the participants and countries
- a clear route to market within two to three years of project completion
Dates
- 10 June 2024 Competition opens
- 17 June 2024 Online briefing event: watch the recording
- 30 October 2024 Eureka deadline 4pm UK time (5pm CET)
- 30 October 2024 11:00am Competition closes
- 11 February 2025 Applicants notified
How to apply
Before you start
You must read the guidance on applying for a competition on the Innovation Funding Service before you start.
Your Innovate UK application will be ineligible if you do not upload the appendices on questions, where requested, including the completed Eureka project application.
UK led consortium
If you are a UK lead applicant, you must:
- submit an Innovate UK application
- complete the Eureka application on behalf of your project following the process at the Eureka call for proposals
What we will ask you
The application is split into four sections:
- Project details.
- Application questions.
- Finances.
- Project Impact.
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