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Undertake UK national coordination of the European Social Survey: rounds 11 and 12

Apply for funding to undertake the UK national coordination of the next two rounds of the European Social Survey (ESS).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for ESRC funding.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£162,500
Publication date:
29 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

EPSRC circular economy critical mass programmes

Apply for funding for research which will directly contribute to a circular economy.

This investment aims to support 2 circular economy programmes co-created with stakeholders to deliver high impact novel research.

You must be based at a research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£12,000,000
Award range:
£5,000,000 - £6,000,000
Publication date:
10 November 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Automotive Transformation Fund Scale up Readiness Validation

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £15 million to validate readiness for scale up of net zero technologies and processes.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Advanced Propulsion Centre and partners, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for International Trade
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,000,000
Publication date:
7 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

FOAK 2022 cost efficiency and performance priorities for railways

Organisations can apply for a share of £7,610,000, inclusive of VAT, to deliver innovations to address railway priorities across three themes.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by the Department for Transport (DfT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,610,000
Award range:
£150,000 - £250,000
Publication date:
25 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

SBRI: FOAK 2022 low emissions and a greener railway

Organisations can apply for a share of £7,610,000, inclusive of VAT, to deliver innovations to address railway priorities across three themes.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport (DfT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£420,000
Publication date:
5 May 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

SBRI: FOAK 2022 rail freight

Organisations can apply for a share of £7,610,000, inclusive of VAT, to deliver innovations to address railway priorities across three themes.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport (DfT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,400,000
Publication date:
5 May 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Accelerate the impact of your organisation’s social science research

Apply for ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding to accelerate the impact of your organisation’s economic and social science research.

Your organisation must be eligible for ESRC funding.

This is an open opportunity for funding which will start in April 2023 and will last until March 2028.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£1,250,000
Publication date:
24 March 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

UK Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Regional Centre: 2022

Apply for funding to achieve the objectives of the UK SKA Regional Centre (UKSRC) strategy, enabling the highest return from the UK investment in the SKA project.

The goal of this opportunity is to identify a single consortium to undertake the work.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,200,000
Maximum award:
£8,925,000
Publication date:
24 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

Improve equality, diversity and inclusion in UK modern slavery research

Apply for funding to assess the diversity of those funding, designing and participating in publicly-funded modern UK slavery research.

You must be either:

  • a UK higher education institution
  • an organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • a UK-registered charity with a focus on modern slavery or equality, diversity and inclusion.
Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Co-funders:
The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery PEC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£80,000
Maximum award:
£80,000
Publication date:
29 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

MyWorld collaborative research and development

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for collaborative research and development projects in creative technology.

Opportunity status:
Closed
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
MyWorld, a project funded by the UK Research and Innovation Strength in Places Fund
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,000,000
Publication date:
7 April 2022
Opening date:
Closing date:

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