Your project must:

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• include at least one micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) as the lead or a collaborative grant claiming partner

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• start by 1 February 2022

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• end by 28 February 2025

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• follow specific rules dependent on its duration

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If your project’s duration is 6 to 18 months:

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• it must have total eligible project costs between £25,000 and £500,000

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• it can be single or collaborative

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If your project’s duration is 19 to 36 months, it must:

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• have total eligible project costs between £25,000 and £2 million

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• be collaborative

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To lead a project or work alone your organisation must:

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• be a UK registered business of any size or a research and technology organisation (RTO)

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• be an SME if you want to work alone

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• include at least one SME if you are a large business or RTO and wish to collaborate with other UK registered businesses, research organisations, academic organisations, public sector organisations or charities

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• carry out your project work in the UK

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• intend to commercially exploit the results from or in the UK

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Academic institutions cannot lead or work alone.

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To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must:

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• be a UK registered business, academic institution, charity, not-for-profit, public sector organisation or research and technology organisation (RTO)

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• carry out its project work in the UK

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• intend to exploit the results from or in the UK

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Subcontractors are allowed in this competition.

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You can use a previously submitted application to apply for this competition.