Posted on 15th July 2016
Category: News
Businesses can apply for a share of £4 million to encourage the commercial use of compound semiconductors.
Scope
Innovate UK is to invest up to £4 million in innovative projects that help to speed up the use of compound semiconductors. This is in areas such as power electronics, RF/microwave, photonics and sensors.
Innovate UK are seeking proposals with large and scalable commercial potential. The aim of this competition is to ensure that UK businesses can respond to market opportunities in compound semiconductors. Projects may lead to future collaboration with the new Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult.
Projects should range in size from total costs of £50,000 to £500,000. Projects should last between 6 and 15 months. You must complete the work, and incur, pay and claim for all costs before the end of March 2018.
A business must lead the project. Projects with costs of £100,000 or above must be collaborative.
Eligibility
To lead a project, you must:
- be a UK-registered business of any size
- carry out your project in the UK
Funding
Project costs of up to £100,000
If you are a UK business and expect your eligible project costs to be up to £100,000, you may run the project on your own. You may also work with other businesses or research organisations.
Project costs of £100,000 or above
If you expect your eligible project costs to be more than £100,000, you must work with at least one other business or research organisation.