Innovate UK and Research Councils, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), are investing up to £8 million in projects that use cutting-edge solutions to reduce industrial waste in India.
Projects should address reducing industrial waste and pollution, and improve value recovery from waste using biotechnology in one or more of these 5 sectors:
• leather/tanning/textiles
• municipal solid waste
• paper and pulp
• sewage
• sugar cane
The total project grant will not exceed £2 million per project for UK partners. Match funding will be made available for Indian project partners by the Government of India. Projects should last between 30 months and 3 years.
Important dates
Final date for UK registration: midday 11 October 2017
Submission of full application: midday 18 October 2017
Further details on the call can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-competition-uk-india-industrial-waste-challenge-2017/competition-guidance-uk-india-industrial-waste-challenge-2017
There is also a workshop on 12th July in York, UK which is open to UK and Indian delegates:
