UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D

Overview

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £3 million in innovation projects in partnership with Enterprise Singapore. This competition has an open scope.

Scope

The aim of this competition is to fund business led, collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects focused on industrial research, for innovative proposals developed between the UK and Singapore.

Your project 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
considerable potential to significantly benefit the UK economy or national productivity
the benefits 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 2 to 3 years of project completion

Innovate UK would particularly welcome applications from the following sectors:

Advanced manufacturing and materials
Agrifood tech
Mobility and transport
Cybersecurity
Health and life sciences

Eligibility

Your project must:

apply for a maximum grant of up to £350,000
start by 1 September 2022
end by 31 August 2025
last between 24 and 36 months

UK project partners must carry out the majority of their project work in the UK and intend to exploit the results from or in the UK.

The consortium must include at least one business registered in Singapore that is a separate, non-linked entity.

All businesses in a consortium must be separate legal and non-linked entities. This is to ensure that projects encourage genuine international collaboration, not internal company research. Linked companies are considered a single entity under the parent company.

Projects should have a balanced contribution of the total eligible project costs among the partners from the participating partner countries. No more than 70% of the total project costs can be claimed by any single partner or by all partners from a single participating country.

Each organisation will receive funding from its respective national funding body.

To lead a project your organisation must:

be a UK registered business of any size
be or involve at least one grant claiming UK registered SME
partner with a Singapore registered business, which must be a separate non-linked entity to the UK project partners

Academic institutions cannot lead or work alone.

Subcontractors are allowed in this competition.

You can use a previously submitted application to apply for this competition.

Exclusions

Innovate UK are not funding projects that:

work on non-civilian applications
do not meet Innovate UK’s eligibility criteria
do not submit all mandatory documentation
request grant of more than £350,000 from Innovate UK
are dependent on export performance
are dependent on domestic inputs usage

Funding Costs

Innovate UK have allocated up to £3 million to fund innovation projects in this competition.

If the majority of your organisation’s work on the project is commercial or economic, your funding request must not exceed the limits below. These limits apply even if your organisation normally acts non-economically.

For industrial research projects, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of:

up to 70% if you are a micro or small organisation
up to 60% if you are a medium-sized organisation
up to 50% if you are a large organisation

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