DfT Transport-Technology Research Innovations Grant (T-TRIG)

Innovation Advisor  -  Dec 19, 2014  - 

The Department for Transport (DfT), supported by Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), is piloting a competition to fund novel research projects to identify innovative solutions to address its key Challenges known as Transport-Technology Research Innovations Grant (T-TRIG).

The deadline for applications is midnight on 26 January 2015. Winners will be notified: mid February 2015

Funding of up to £25,000 is available for projects with potential to lead to successful new transport products, processes or services. Businesses, academia and other organisations with innovative ideas and concepts that could help enable more efficient transport systems are encouraged to apply.

Up to £25K per project (100% funded) will be awarded for between 6 and 8 of the leading proposals selected after a competitive process, open in scope to address all types of transport challenges.

Support is to be offered for novel science, engineering and technological research into innovative solutions for improving the UK transport system. Projects may also offer wider benefits, such as developing the evidence base in support of policies, or for enabling more informed decision making processes.

This is a pilot, DfT are looking to open the competition once in the current financial year, and up to twice a year subsequently depending on resources, number and quality of applications received.

For more information: Click Here

To assist potential applicants, KTN will be hosting two briefing webinars, on 6 January 2015 (10:45 to 11:45am) and 7 January 2015 (2:45 to 3:45pm), at which interested parties will have the chance to directly ask the DfT questions about the new competition.

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