ATI SME programme

Fund details

The ATI’s strategy and focus for investment is delivering clean growth for the UK Aerospace Sector. Eligible projects will develop technologies that will deliver lower emissions, improve competitiveness and/or grow the UK’s market share. This competition aims to help SMEs to develop innovative technology in line with the ATI’s strategy, which can be exploited in the next five years. The primary application for technologies developed through this competition should be for the civil aerospace sector but cross-sector application is valuable.

Applications must align with the UK aerospace technology strategy, Destination Zero, which is split into these areas:

• Zero-carbon emission aircraft technologies
• Ultra-efficient aircraft technologies
• Cross-cutting enabling technologies

Eligibility

To lead a project, organisations must:

• be a UK-registered SME or a business of any size with at least one SME in the consortium
• carry out your aerospace research project work in the UK
• intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
• address the specific requirements of the UK’s Aerospace Technology Strategy
• sign up to the ATI SME Programme Agreement
• claim funding

Collaboration or single applications are accepted for this competition. Collaborative projects are encouraged.