Working together, the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) aim to foster and support collaborative industrial research and development (R&D) projects with a high potential for commercialization.
In January 2024, the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning cooperation over Scientific Research and Innovation, with the aim to further strengthen bilateral cooperation that delivers excellence and impacts across all fields of research and innovation. This includes fostering and supporting collaborative industrial research and development (R&D) projects with a high potential for commercialization.
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to invest up to £3 million in innovation projects.
The aim of this competition is to stimulate the development and implementation of innovative technologies across a range of sectors and technology areas.
This call for proposals is open to organisations from Canada and the UK who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes, or technology-based services.
We want to fund a variety of projects across a range of sectors and technology areas. This includes topics of previous collaborative R&D calls between Canada and the UK. We would particularly welcome (but not restricted to) applications from the following areas which receive specific focus in the MoU:
- · Life Sciences, including engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and agricultural technologies
- · Digital and emerging technologies, including, quantum, artificial intelligence, semiconductors
- · Sustainability and net zero, including critical minerals, ocean sciences and technologies, clean energy technologies
This list is not exhaustive.
Your proposal must include at least one partner from the UK and one partner from Canada.
UK registered organisations must apply to and will be funded by Innovate UK. Canadian partners must apply to and will be funded by the NRC IRAP.
Canadian funding applicants are required to register and submit an expression of interest (EoI) before being eligible to apply for this competition.
In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated.
Full details of the competition can be found on the competition page.
Key dates
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Competition open date |
4 November 2024 |
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Online briefing event: register to attend |
4pm - 13 November 2024 |
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Canadian EoI registration deadline |
8 January 2025 |
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Canadian EoI submission deadline |
15 January 2025 |
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Competition close date |
16 April 2025 |
