Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC (UK) · National scheme · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This UK scheme funds early stage, pump priming research to explore and test disruptive solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re mining. It is aimed at validating new ideas rather than scaling mature technology. The total scheme budget is 1.5 million pounds shared across all successful applicants.
circular-economy · sustainable-materials · waste-recycling · advanced-materials
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Who it is for
A UK based research organisation eligible for UKRI funding wanting to explore early stage, high risk ideas for critical mineral recovery or recycling.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC (UK)
- Eligible countries (1)
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- €351k
- Deadline
- 7 Jan 2027
- Applicant type
- Not stated by the agency.
- Eligible applicants
- public sector, non-profit, private sector, research organisation
- Also required
- Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding, and the total scheme budget of 1,500,000 pounds is shared across all recipients, not per applicant.