Centre for Quantum Commercialisation Skills (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
What it funds
Apply for funding to establish a UK centre for quantum commercialisation skills. The centre will provide opportunities for researchers to develop commercialisation skills, engage with industry, explore new career pathways and build the skills and connections to accelerate adoption.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.As a non-FEC grant, EPSRC will fund 100% of eligible costs listed in the funding opportuni
Who can apply
This funding opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible.This award has been designed to be provided on a no subsidy basis, as defined in the Subsidy Control Act 2022.This means to be eligible, the award will not give an economic advantage to one or more organisations, and you must not be acting economically as an organisation within the meaning of the Act.In limited circumstances, EU State Aid rules may apply under the Windsor Framework and a ‘No Aid’ award may be given in accordance with the R&D&I Framework.EPSRC standard eligibility rules apply. For full details, visit EPSRC’s eligibility page.UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has introduced new role types for funding opportunities being run on the new UKRI Funding Service.For full details, visit Eligibility as an individual.Who is not eligible to applyYou may be named as project lead in no more than one application. Only one application per research organisation is permitted.International applicantsThe UKRI-RCN Money Follows Cooperation Agreement does not apply to this funding opportunity as this funding opportunity cannot include a Norway-based international co-project
How to apply
To apply click https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1211/apply/1240 on the UKRI Funding Service. We are running this funding opportunity on the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service so please ensure that your organisation is registered. You cannot apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system.The project lead is responsible for completing the application process on the Funding Service, but we expect all team members and project partners to contribute to the application.Only the lead research organisation can submit an application to UKRI.To applySelect ‘Start application’ near the beginning of this Funding finder page.Confirm you are the project leadSign in or create a Funding Service account. To create an account, select your organisation, verify your email address, and set a password.Answer questions directly in the text boxes. You can save your answers and com
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