There is up to £150 million for innovative aerospace projects in
a series of regular calls for ideas.
Organisations can submit an express an interest in pursuing an
innovative project in aerospace design and manufacture.
Successful applicants in this stage will then be invited to apply
for funding.
Innovate UK is working with the Aerospace Technology
Institute (ATI) and the Department for Business,
Energy and Industrial Strategy to coordinate the
programme.
Funding is part of a £3.9 billion UK aerospace and technology
investment between government and industry, which aims to
maintain and grow the UK’s position as a world leader in civil
aerospace.
This latest call follows the government’s announcement
of its aerospace sector deal. The deal will support the
global move towards hybrid-electric and electric propulsion and
allow the UK to best exploit emerging opportunities and markets.
Projects must strengthen aerospace industry
The competition is for industrial research projects and capital
investment.
Projects must:
- strengthen the UK’s role in whole-aircraft design and system
integration
- build smarter, more connected and electrified aircraft and
technologies that lead to high-value opportunities
- help the UK to become a global leader in large, complex
aviation structures, particularly wings
- develop new propulsion technologies, such as large turbofans
- the competition is open, and the deadline for expressions of
interest is at midday on 2 January 2019
- projects can be led by a UK-based business, research and
technology organisation or an academic organisation
- organisations must sign up to the ATI framework agreement
- applicants need to show that their expected costs and
timescales are in proportion with the project’s objectives
- businesses could attract up to 70% of their project costs for
industrial research projects and up to 50% for capital investment
- a briefing
event will be held on 17 December 2018, where
organisations can find out more and how to submit a quality
application
