Primary funder name: Innovate UK

Closing date: 10 Mar 21

Full text:  Innovate UK, under the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, invites applications for its second round of commercialising quantum technologies feasibility studies This enables businesses to lead innovation projects that advance the commercialisation of quantum technologies in the UK. Projects must address connectivity, situational awareness or computing challenges within the field. They must also exploit second generation quantum techniques and demonstrate how technology will contribute towards the commercialisation of quantum technologies in or from the UK. Projects that do the following are particularly encouraged: •involve consortia that span the supply chain of component suppliers, system integrators and end-user business; •focus on maximising UK return from the quantum technology research undertaken by the UK academic base; •bring significant new investment and business into the UK’s growing quantum technologies sector; •develop the quantum computing industry sector in the UK. Project must be led by a UK-based business of any size and involve at least one SME. They must carry out the project work in the UK and intend to exploit the results from or in the UK. Research organisations cannot lead or work alone. Any UK business claiming funding must be eligible to receive state aid. Applications can be single or collaborative. Collaborators must be UK-based businesses, academic institutions, charities, public sector organisations or research and technology organisations. Projects can include partners that are not eligible to receive funding. The total budget is £7 million to support projects with total eligible costs of less than £500,000 or market research projects with costs of less than £50,000, and lasting between six and 18 months. Funding amounts depend on the organisation and project type. 

Website: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/816/overview

Disciplines: Quantum Computing & Technologies