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DfT Transport Technology Research Innovation Grant Opens

100% grant funding opportunities available for innovation in transport.

The Department for Transport (DfT) yesterday opened the latest round of itsTransport Technology Research Innovation Grant (T-TRIG) to support technology innovation in the transport sector.

The grant offers 100% funding for projects in three separate calls:

  1. An open call for new transport ideas
  2. A targeted call for solutions to challenges in aviation security
  3. A targeted call for Intelligent Transport Systems

T-TRIG provides seed funding to early-stage science, engineering or technology innovations that have potential for advancing the UK transport system.

The funding scheme is open to anyone, typically micro, small and medium-sized businesses or academia, to support research projects that could lead to the development of successful new transport products, processes or services.

KTN is supporting these calls, including a series of webinars, led by DfT officials that will provide details of the opportunities, answer questions and help guide potential applicants on how best to present their ideas.

Successful applicants will be awarded fully-funded grants of up to £25,000 for the open call. For the targeted calls, there’s a budget of £150,000 to fund three to six projects in Intelligent Transport Systems targeted call and £300,000 for the Aviation projects.

The entry deadline for all three calls is Monday 22 August, with projects running between 19 September 2016 and 9 January 2017.

To find out more about the grants and to speak to DfT directly you can register for one or more of the following webinars:

  • Open Transport Technology Research Innovation Grant (T-TRIG) & ITS webinar - 27 July 2016 - 10:30am to 11:30am
  • Future Aviation Security Systems (FASS) Innovation Grant - 27 July 2016 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
  • Future Aviation Security Systems (FASS) Innovation Grant - 28 July 2016 - 11am to 12pm
  • Open Transport Technology Research Innovation Grant (T-TRIG) & ITS webinar - 28 July 2016 - 2pm to 3pm

The schedule for these competitions requires a relatively short time to prepare applications, so early registration and preparation of questions is recommended.

For further details see the Department for Transport’s Competition pageTransport-Technology Research Innovation Grant (T-TRIG)

 

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