NVN R&D Competition Now Open
Sponsored by Innovate UK, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), our annual R&D competitions are focused on providing SMEs active in the low carbon vehicle technology sector with funding to undertake collaborative research and development activities covering the following project types:
Proof of Concept Projects: providing grants for UK niche vehicle manufacturers and associated design and engineering companies to undertake the research and development of early market low carbon technology demonstration projects, primarily applicable to on-road and off-highway low volume vehicles.
For more information on this competition, click here.
https://www.nichevehiclenetwork.co.uk/nv-rd-competition/
Production Readiness Projects: providing grants for UK SMEs and their supply chains to take existing low carbon vehicle technologies from demonstration through to production readiness in a compressed timescale, leading to significant economic benefits whilst reducing CO2 emissions.
For more information on this competition, click here.
https://www.nichevehiclenetwork.co.uk/supply-chain-competition/
Application Process
The call for bids opened on 10th April 2018 and closes at noon on the 4th June 2018.
To enter this competition, the lead applicant should download an application pack from the above link.