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Feesibility Studies Round 3 – opening soon
Round 3 will open 18th September 2023 – full details tba. Join the webinar 20th September.
If you’ve been researching an idea that could improve farming, you can apply for funding to check if it will work in practice. The ‘Feasibility Studies’ competition is for projects that cost between £200,000 and £500,000.
Projects can last for up to 2 years and should help you decide if it’s worth investing more in the development of a product or service.
You need to be a business registered in the UK to lead on a ‘Feasibility Studies’ project. Research organisations, farmers and growers, and other businesses can be part of the project team as collaborators.
R&D Partnership Projects
Round 3 will open in August 2023 – full details tba.
If you have a new farming product or service you want to develop, you can apply to be funded as a ‘Research and Development (R&D) Partnership’ project.
It’s your chance to pitch something that could improve farming methods and help the environment.
You need to be a business registered in the UK to lead a project. Research organisations and other businesses, including farmers, growers and foresters, can collaborate as part of the project team.
- Small R&D Partnership Projects – OPEN CALL
Round 3 will open 14th August 2023, closing 25th October 2023 – full details tba. Join the webinar on 14th August.
You’ll need to collaborate with at least one other business or research organisation (Agri-TechE can help members identify partners). Projects can last up to 4 years and need to cost between £1 million and £3 million.
You can see full info on this link.
- Large R&D Partnership Projects
Next round tbc.
You’ll need to collaborate with at least one other business or research organisation (Agri-TechE can help members identify partners). Projects can last up to 4 years and need to cost between £3 million and £5 million, and will be industrial research or experimental development projects addressing major on-farm or immediate post farmgate challenges or opportunities.
Research Starter
Next round TBA.
If you, or a group of farmers, have an idea you think could improve farming and solve a long-term practical challenge, you can apply for funding for a ‘Research Starter Project’. The funding is for farmers, growers and foresters to explore ways to bring benefits across the whole farming community. You’ll be able to investigate a problem you know exists to work out what could best be done about it.
£28-56k for a project length of up to 1 year.
Find out more information on the Farming Innovation Programme page.
Farming Futures R&D Fund
Next round tba
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million across the two strands of this competition: Feasibility and Industrial Research. This competition is for UK businesses and research organisations who want to work on longer-term projects that will benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England through the development of innovative solutions.
Solutions provided will enable sustainable and resilient farming through addressing biotic and abiotic stresses in agriculture, horticulture and forestry to:
For further information and to apply: Feasibility and Industrial Research
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