Analysis for Innovators (A4I) Round 10 – Stage 1
24.05.2023
Innovate UK part of UK Research and Innovation will invest up to £3 million in small collaborative innovation projects working with its analysis for innovators (A4I) partners.
The aim of this competition is to match the best UK scientists and cutting-edge facilities with businesses that have complex analysis or measurement problems.
This is stage 1 of a 2-stage competition. No funding is awarded at this stage.
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Innovate UK part of UK Research and Innovation will invest up to £3 million in small collaborative innovation projects working with its analysis for innovators (A4I) partners:
The aim of this competition is to match the best UK scientists and cutting-edge facilities with businesses that have complex analysis or measurement problems.
Your proposal must describe a measurement or analysis problem where you are seeking a solution to improve your business’s productivity or competitiveness. You must provide an estimate of the value to your business of solving it.
You must outline what you consider to be the benefits of solving your problem, such as improved productivity or competitiveness.
We will only consider problems that:
You must outline any methods and attempts that you have previously tried to address the problem. Do not propose how the problem should be solved.
Analysis problems cannot be simply software related, for example, pure data analysis.
As part of your application, you must include a short video, up to 2 minutes long. You must use Innovate UK Analysis for Innovators (A4I) Video platform to record your video and then provide a link in your application.
This is stage 1 of a 2-stage competition. No funding is awarded at this stage.
If you are successful at this stage, you will be invited to brokerage consultations with relevant analysis for innovators (A4I) partners. These will focus on potential approaches to solving your problem. You will work together to propose joint projects to develop solutions and apply for the stage 2 competition to request funding.
Following assessment, successful stage 2 applications will be grant funded, to work with the relevant A4I partner organisations.
If successful at stage 1, your stage 2 project’s total costs must be between £15,000 and £120,000.
Innovate UK will not consider problems that are:
In the Stage 2 competition, Innovate UK will not fund any projects that are:
Your application must:
Confirmation of your stage 2 project duration and start date will be agreed upon with your A4I partner during brokerage following a successful stage 1 application.