The UK and Sweden are announcing a joint funding call for aerospace R&D projects under the Network Projects programme. Applicants are expected to develop project proposals which have strong market potential for the UK and Sweden and all applications must be guided by the respective aerospace strategies of the UK and Sweden.
UK: Raising Ambition, the UK Aerospace Research and Technology programme strategy
Sweden: NRIA Flyg – the Swedish aeronautical research and innovation agenda
Project proposals must demonstrate alignment to both of the national aerospace strategies of the UK and Sweden, which include the following technology areas:
Call Background
The joint UK-Sweden Call for Proposals is an initiative between the UK Aerospace Research and Technology (UKART) Programme in the UK and Innovair, the national strategic innovation programme for aeronautics in Sweden.
The UK Aerospace Research & Technology (R&T) Programme represents a £3.9bn joint UK Government and industry investment to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive position in civil aerospace design and manufacture. The programme is coordinated and managed by the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK. All three organisations work in close collaboration to deliver a coherent portfolio of projects to meet the objectives and priorities of the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy.
Innovair is Sweden’s national strategic innovation programme for aeronautics. The aim of the programme is to coordinate and support stakeholders from industry, universities, institutes, associations and government agencies active in the aeronautics sector. The main objective is to promote favorable conditions for a strong aeronautics industry in Sweden and to strengthen this sector through increased collaboration, research and information dissemination. Innovair is a strategic innovation programme funded by Vinnova and Swedish Defence authorities.
Eligibility criteria
Eligible partners are invited to present joint proposals for R&D projects according to the following criteria:
Additional considerations
Submission and assessment procedures
Stage 1
It is recommended that applicants notify the respective strategic bodies (ATI and Innovair) of their intent to submit an application to ensure adequate provision is made for suitable assessment.
Applicants should download and complete the EUREKA Project Application Form for the consortium. The form should be submitted by the lead applicant submitted to projects@eurekanetwork.org, The Subject line should be UK-Sweden Aerospace Call 2018.
applicants should include costs and duration for the Implementation Phase only when filling in the application form. As this is not a 2 stage application for funding you can leave Definition Phase empty.
The EUREKA application form needs to be signed by the legal representatives of all applicants. The signatures pages can be scanned and sent in a separate document. A collaboration agreement signed by the legal representatives of all participants is also required after grant award. The collaboration agreement should include details on data and IP sharing within the consortium.
Following submission to the EUREKA Secretariat, applications will be checked for eligibility by the EUREKA National Project Coordinators. In addition to the application form submission to EUREKA, UK applicants should register with Innovate UK. A copy of the EUREKA application should be uploaded with additional supporting documentation. Vinnova may also require additional supporting documentation. Please refer to the relevant national guidance below for full details
Stage 2
Independent assessment will take place in both the UK and Sweden. Panels will include a set of independent experts from the UK and Sweden.
At the same time projects will be assessed by panels led by the ATI in the UK and Innovair in Sweden for eligibility against the respective national strategies. National decisions will be made at this stage.
Stage 3
A joint UK/SE consensus panel will agree which projects to recommend for funding. It should be noted that a portfolio approach will be used in selecting the projects to be progressed. Successful projects will then be put forward for a EUREKA label, a formal decision made by the EUREKA Network.
Vinnova and Innovate UK will make the final funding decision on which projects to fund.
The project start date will be taken as the 1st day of the month following completion of activities listed below, in accordance with the requirements of Innovate UK and Vinnova
Funding details
Financial framework of the call
The projects awarded support will be funded through a virtual common pot, which means that the national funding agencies will fund their respective national participants in the funded projects. The participants are therefore strongly advised to consult their respective funding agencies for further guidance (See ‘Contact Information’ section).
The project’s total costs should be between £200,000 and £1 million.
Projects will have a minimum and maximum time limit of 12 and 36 months respectively. The amount of funding available per project partner is subject to national rules and regulations.
Earliest Project Start Date: 1st March 2019
Country funding
Sweden funding
Prior to start, all Swedish participants, including an assigned Swedish coordinator, must fill in the form “Participant Approval”. All Project Participants shall enter into a Project Agreement. The Project Agreement shall include the Participants' mutual commitments, conditions concerning rights to foreground and background information and other issues of significance to the cooperation. The Participants shall have entered into the Project Agreement no later than the date when the first Vinnova status report is due.
Applicants will also need to submit an abstract (or agree wording based on the proposal submission) that will be published by Vinnova.
UK funding
Following notification of award of the grant Innovate UK will undertake project costs eligibility checks of the UK participants; IPFF or JeS Form completed at time of application. On successful completion of this activity the UK participants will receive a Grant Offer Letter from Innovate UK confirming the breakdown and grant awarded for their respective project costs. At this time Innovate UK will consider the UK participants eligible to start the project
Within 3 months of receipt of the GOL UK participants must have completed and returned to Innovate UK the following documentation:
UK participants must have completed and returned to Innovate UK the following documentation within 6 months of receipt of the GOL:
It should be noted that no payments against claims made to Innovate UK by UK funded participants will be made until all the above requirements have been completed.
Project monitoring and evaluation
National reports have to be sent to the respective national funding agencies according to national rules. In addition, the projects funded will also be required to complete the following EUREKA documentation;
The likely methods used for project monitoring will consist of:
Promotion and partnering opportunities
An information day will be held in Stockholm on Friday 7th September. ATI/Innovate UK and Innovair / Vinnova will also hold a webinar event to promote the opportunity. The meeting will be recorded and made available online a few days after the event.
The ATI and Innovair are keen to support consortia building and will be available throughout the application phase to facilitate consortia development.
Other Key Dates
Competition briefing event (UK Applicants): 20th August 2018
Join UK/Sweden information day/networking event (Stockholm): 7th September 2018
Final date for registration (UK Applicants): midday 24th October 2018
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