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Robotics Adoption Programme skills development - Innovate UK Business Connect Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Robotics Adoption Programme skills development Robotics Adoption Programme skills development UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2. 5m for projects to develop vocational robotics skills courses.
[term_taxonomy_id] => 397 [taxonomy] => type_of_funding [taxonomy] => type_of_funding Your project’s total eligible grant funding request must be between £100,000 and £500,000. This can cover up to 45% of costs, depending on business size. Electronics , Manufacturing , Robotics & AI Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), will invest a minimum of £2.
5 million from UKRI and the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology. This is subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. The aim of this competition is to create and deliver course content and materials that will support skills, talent and training in robotics.
This will bridge the skills gap to address the lack of skilled workers able to specify, procure, integrate, operate and maintain robotics. This competition is part of a £52 million Robotics Adoption Programme. It is designed to complement and feed into a new network of Robotics Adoption Hubs.
The competition to run the Robotics Adoption Hubs is expected to be published in the coming weeks. For this competition, robotics is defined broadly. It includes drones operating on land, sea and air; autonomous plant and service robots; and industrial robots or automated machinery that use sensors, actuators and control software.
Robotics does not include systems that are only software based.
Opportunities could include but are not limited to: apprenticeships and internships upskilling and reskilling of existing workforce technical courses and vocational training undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development (CPD) Your proposal must identify or deliver a clear intervention, and address an identified industrial requirement, improvement or opportunity.
This must realistically and significantly meet and provide a long term commitment to supporting UK robotics adoption. Explain how it reaches and benefits the end user or student, and what the mechanisms and incentives for the existing teachers or colleges to use the material are. Our experience from similar competitions suggests that you could have a 20% chance of success.
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To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK registered: public sector organisation research and technology organisation (RTO) An organisation can only lead on one application but can be included as a collaborator in a further two applications. If an organisation is not leading any application, it can collaborate in up to three applications. const el = $refs['accordion2']; const top = el.
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scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' }); Eligible projects and funding maxima have a grant funding request of between £100,000 and £500,000 last between three and six months Any funded organisation needs to carry out their project work in the UK and must intend to exploit the project results from or in the UK.
You can get funding for your eligible project costs of: up to 45% if you are a micro or small organisation up to 35% if you are a medium sized organisation up to 25% if you are a large organisation The research organisations undertaking non-economic activity as part of the project can share up to 70% of the total eligible project costs.
If your consortium contains more than one research organisation undertaking non-economic activity, this maximum is shared between them.
Of that 70% you can get funding for your eligible project costs of up to: 100% of your eligible project costs if you are an RTO, charity, not for profit organisation, public sector organisation or research organisation 80% of full economic costs (FEC) if you are a Je-S registered institution such as an academic const el = $refs['accordion3']; const top = el. getBoundingClientRect(). top + window.
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For this competition, robotics is defined broadly. It includes drones operating on land, sea and air; autonomous plant and service robots; and industrial robots or automated machinery that use sensors, actuators and control software. Robotics does not include systems that are only software based.
Opportunities could include but are not limited to: apprenticeships and internships upskilling and reskilling of existing workforce technical courses and vocational training undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development (CPD) Your project must demonstrate: strong industrial links and a well defined industry focus an understanding and awareness of robotics industrial skills that are currently lacking and any future requirements to enable the workforce an innovative, ambitious, and realistic idea to meet a significant robotics skills or talent requirement planning for, and commitment to, creating and maintaining the resource on an ongoing basis for a minimum period of 3 years after the funded project completion that you will provide new training opportunities or skill resources not already available in the UK, a region or for a group of underrepresented people that it has the capacity and capability to be delivered successfully and on time value for money and evidence a return on investment, in terms of trained, upskilled and reskilled people const el = $refs['accordion4']; const top = el.
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scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' }); Your project can focus on one or more of the following: defining and filling key skills gaps in the UK’s robotics workforce producing industry compatible training programs increasing interaction between academia or training establishments and industry to ensure skills streams for the future, including, apprenticeships, internships or sandwich courses outreach and engagement material focusing on robotics for all ages and levels in academia and industry supporting and promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within robotics providing training or incentives for training to specific underrepresented groups of people or in specific training subjects This list is not exhaustive.
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pageYOffset - 80; // adjust offset window. scrollTo({ top, behavior: 'smooth' }); Innovate UK held an online briefing on Friday 6 Feb: click here to watch the recording . You can also download the briefing slides .
If you want help to find a project partner, contact Innovate UK Business Connect’s Robotics & AI team . Innovate UK's application and funding process If you need more information about how to apply, please read our funding support pages. For additional support, reach out to our team of innovation experts who are ready to help you navigate the application process and maximise your chances of success.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: UK registered organisations of any kind, including businesses, charities, public sector bodies, and academic institutions. Academic institutions can lead a project. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows between £100,000 and £500,000 (up to 80% of full economic costs for academic institutions). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Robotics Adoption Programme skills development is funded by Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation) and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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