Previous Competitions
Nanotechnology:
On 2 July 2003, Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Sainsbury, announced
a cash injection of £90 million over the next six years to help
industry harness the commercial opportunities offered by Micro
and Nanotechnologies (MNT). This £90 million will be spent on
Collaborative R&D and a new network of Micro and Nanotechnology
facilities, and forms the first step of developing and implementing
a new Technology Strategy.
This will help business build on the UK's excellent scientific track record
in these small-scale sciences and win a share of the developing
market. The new investment is also securing additional industry
and regional spending anticipated to exceed £200 million to provide
a boost to future advanced manufacturing in the UK.
Within this Initiative, DTI has allocated £50 million for grants for Collaborative
R&D leading to significant economic impact for the UK. The
first competition for outline proposals closed at 12:00noon GMT on Friday
26 March 2004.
The first Competition for outline proposals closed at 12:00noon GMT on Friday
26 March 2004. Proposals are now being assessed and this should
be complete by the end of April 2004. All applicants will be contacted
at this stage with the outcome of their application. Only those
proposals which have successfully passed this stage of the assessment
process will be invited to submit a Full Proposal.
More information can be found at
Micro
and Nanotechnology Manufacturing Initiative
£40 million has also been allocated towards facilities development for
a UK Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT) Network. More information
relating to the MNT Network can be found at
MNT Network
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