Driving the electric revolution – building talent for the future competition briefing

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Developing the UK’s Clean & Resilient PEMD Supply Chains
Applicant Briefing Webinar:
Driving the electric revolution
– building talent for the future
10th August 2021 © UKRI 2021
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Agenda
# Item
Approximate
Timings
Presenter
1 Welcome & Introductions 10:00 Sven Knowles
2 Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge Overview 10:05 Martyn Cherrington
3 Building Talent for the Future – Aims and Scope 10:15 Martyn Cherrington
4 Competition Scope: Q&A 10:40 Martyn Cherrington
5 Competition Process 11:00 Sonya Harris
6 Competition Process: Q&A 11:30 Sonya Harris
7 Support from the Knowledge Transfer Network 11:45 Sven Knowles
8 Summary 11:55 Sven Knowles
9 Close 12:00 -

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Introductions
UK Research and Innovation:
• Dr Martyn Cherrington, Interim Deputy Challenge Director,
Driving the Electric Revolution
Innovate UK:
• Jo Burgess, Head of Innovation Talent and Skills
• Sonya Harris, Portfolio Manager, Innovate UK
• Nikki Mishra, ISCF Compliance Executive
KTN:
• Dr Sven Knowles, Knowledge Transfer Manager

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Aims of today’s briefing
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To bring the scope and guidance to life,
so that you fully understand the
competition and the relevant rules and
processes for applying for and undertaking a
project
To give you the opportunity to ask us
questions, and get appropriate guidance
To highlight where you can find help at KTN,
including networking opportunities and
application advice

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Challenge Overview
Dr Martyn Cherrington
Interim Deputy Director – Driving the Electric Revolution
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Power Electronics
Development of semiconductors (Si, SiC, GaN)
and their packaging to enable switching of high
power (voltage and/or current) whilst
minimising loss
Electric Machines
Conversion between electrical
energy and kinetic energy through
electromagnetic, mechanical & thermal design
optimised for each application
Drives
Intelligent digital control systems embracing
power electronics, passive components,
thermal management, mechanical design and
the overall system
Manufacturing
supply chain
Materials processing Component manufacture System integration Re-use and recycling
Supply chain development for PEMD

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PEMD “inside”
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Transport Energy Industrial Commercial
Domestic &
Consumer
PEMD inside

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Driving the Electric Revolution
Power Electronics, Electric Machines and Drives (PEMD)
Identify key gaps in the UK PEMD supply chain and help industry fill them enabling delivery of Net Zero
Funding for industry
Investing £80m of ISCF funding for R&D projects, accelerating and de-risking business innovation
Networking and collaboration
Connecting industry, academia, RTOs & the government to ensure cooperation & collaboration to efficiently use solutions across the UK
Industrialisation and manufacturing
Leverage the UK’s world leading research capability in PEMD to create the supply chains necessary to manufacture PEMD products
Talent growth
Define & fill the PEMD skills gap by training, upskilling & reskilling to grow an evolving PEMD workforce across all levels
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Competition Aims and Scope
Driving the Electric Revolution: Building Talent for the Future
Dr Martyn Cherrington
Interim Deputy Director – Driving the Electric Revolution

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Competition Aim
• The aim of this competition is to fund projects with ideas that
quickly fill immediate gaps in skills, talent and training
for the power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) industry.
• Up to £250,000 will be invested in projects that
deliver a clear game-changing intervention, which
would realistically and significantly meet a UK PEMD talent requirement.
• You can claim 100% grant against your total eligible project costs
from £10,000, up to a maximum grant of £25,000.
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Scope: Proposal requirements
Your project must demonstrate:
• an innovative, ambitious and realistic idea,
to meet a significant PEMD talent requirement
• that it is innovative to the UK, a region or a specific group of people
and not already available
• the capacity and capability to deliver the project successfully and on time
• value for money and a credible, evidenced return on investment,
in terms of trained, upskilled and reskilled people
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Scope: What we are looking for
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• We want to fund a portfolio of projects, across a variety of key needs and gaps
in UK PEMD workforce skills, talent and training capabilities
• The scope of this competition is intentionally broad
• We’re looking for creative, ambitious ideas,
we don’t want to over-prescribe and thwart creativity
• You can:
o produce ideas and material for outreach, engagement and learning purposes
o conduct PEMD outreach and engagement exercises
to individuals, academia, industry and other groups
o generate and deliver course material or facilitate the running of courses
o provide training or incentives for training
to specific groups of people or in specific training subjects
This list is not intended to be exhaustive

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Scope: thematic areas of interest
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Your project must focus on one, or more, of the following:
üsupporting and promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion
within PEMD technology training, manufacturing, or research
üoutreach and engagement material
focussing on PEMD for all ages and levels in academia and industry
üdefining and filling key gaps
in the UK’s PEMD workforce and training capability

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Out of Scope
We are not funding:
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Х projects not allowed under De minimis regulation restrictions
Х projects not allowed under Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
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Х projects claiming more than £25,000 grant
Х projects purely focused on batteries*
*Some overlap on batteries will be acceptable for broader, high-level electrification proposals
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Eligibility: Project size and duration
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Project size:
• Total eligible project costs can be
between £10,000 and £25,000
• You can claim 100% grant against your
total eligible project costs from £10,000,
up to a maximum grant of £25,000.
If your total eligible project costs are
more than £25,000, only the maximum grant
limit of £25,000 can be claimed
Duration:
• up to 3 months
• Projects must start by 1 February 2022
• Projects must end by 30 April 2022
If you are thinking about submitting a project
outside of the cost ranges, please contact us a
minimum of 10 days prior to closing date –
support@innovateuk.ukri.org

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Eligibility: Project team
• There are no requirements for projects to be collaborative
• To lead a project, or work alone, your organisation must:
o be a UK registered business of any size, research organisation, charity or
public sector organisation
o carry out its project work in the UK
o intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
• To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must:
o be a UK registered business of any size, research organisation, charity or
public sector organisation
• Non-grant claiming partners are welcome to participate
• Subcontractors are allowed
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Key dates
• Competition opened: 9 August 2021
• Competition closes: 15 September 2021 – 11am
• Applicants notified: 14 October 2021
• Projects will start: 1 February 2022
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Summary
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Competition opens: 9 August 2021
Competition closes: 15 September
2021 (11am)
Project start: 1 February 2022
• Up to £250,000 is available for innovative skills interventions
• Project must quickly fill gaps in skills, talent and training for the
PEMD industry
• Can be led by any UK registered organisation
• Up to 3 months in duration
• £10,000 – £25,000 funding available per project, up to 100%
funded
• Themes:
o supporting and promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion
o outreach and engagement material focussing on PEMD for
all ages and levels in academia and industry
o defining and filling key gaps in the UK’s PEMD workforce and
training capability
• Apply: https://ktn-uk.org/opportunities/driving-the-electric-
revolution-building-talent-for-the-future/

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Competition Process
Sonya Harris
Portfolio Manager, Innovate UK

Previously submitted application
A previously submitted application is:
an application Innovate UK judges as not materially different from one you've submitted before
(but it can be updated based on the assessors' feedback)
Previously submitted applications
This competition does allow you to submit a previously submitted application.

Project eligibility
To lead a project or work alone your organisation must:
ü be a UK registered business of any size, research organisation, charity
or public sector organisation
ü carry out its project work in the UK
ü intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
Project cost £10,000 to £25,000 (only the maximum grant limit of £25,000 can be claimed)
Project length Up to 3 months
Eligibility criteria

• Business – Small/Micro, Medium or Large registered in the UK
• Research Organisation (RO):
• Universities (HEIs)
• Non profit distributing Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) including Catapults
• Public Sector Research Establishments (PSRE)
• Research Council Institutes (RCI)
• Public sector organisations and charities doing research activity
• If you are 100% owned by a large parent company as a small subsidiary
this means you are classed as a large company and will only be entitled to the relevant grant.
For more information on company sizes, please refer to the Company accounts guidance.
Types of organisations we fund

Eligibility Criteria - EU State Aid Regulations – Northern
Ireland Protocol
If you are an applicant who is conducting activities that will affect trade of goods and/or electricity between Northern Ireland and
the EU as envisaged by Article 10 of the Northern Ireland protocol, then you must apply under European Commission State aid rules.
Undertaking in Difficulty
For applicants subject to the European Commission State aid rules, you will be required to prove that they were
not an “Undertaking in Difficulty” (UiD) on the date of 31 December 2019 but became a UID between 1 January 2020 and 30 June 2021.
We will ask for evidence of this.
This test applies to:
• companies that are more than 3 years old
• companies where more than half of its subscribed share capital has disappeared as a result of accumulated losses.
• your parent or holding company
Certify you are eligible
When submitting an application, you must certify that you are eligible for State aid. If you are unsure, please take legal advice before applying.
Should you be successful, we will apply this test as part of our viability checks before confirming the grant offer.
Further information is available on our website in the general guidance under state aid
If you are applying for an award funded under State aid Regulations,
the definitions are set out in the European Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003.

Compliance with the UK Subsidy Control Regime
On 1 January 2021, the UK left the EU and is no longer subject to EU laws on State aid. We draw your attention to the guidance
issued by BEIS: Complying with the UK’s international obligations on subsidy control: guidance for public authorities.
Please be aware this is a living document and may be updated by BEIS as time progresses.
The set rules (typically GBER) which we previously relied on for the limits of what we could award,
have now been replaced by internal decisions based on the new BEIS Subsidy Control Regime, and on policy,
which will in turn set out bespoke eligibility requirements for each funding opportunity.
Innovate UK is offering funding for this competition in line with the UK's obligations and commitments to Subsidy Control.
To ensure that Innovate UK remains compliant with the UK’s international Subsidy Control duties in respect of:
• The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement;
• Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol: (successful applicants which are affected by
the Northern Ireland Protocol will be funded in line with EU State aid regulations)
• Article 138 of the Withdrawal Agreement (some Union law applicable after 31 December 2020
in relation to the UK’s participation in Union programmes and activities)
• The Subsidies and Countervailing measures within the WTO (ASCM);
• Any other Free Trade Agreements active at the time of award.
All awards will be conditional on compliance at all times with the UK Subsidy Control Regime
– this will be reflected in the terms and conditions of any award

In all collaborative projects there must be:
• at least two organisations claiming grant within the application (including the lead)
• a business or RTO-led consortium,
which may involve both business and the research base and
• evidence of effective collaboration
• we would expect to see the structure and rationale of the
collaboration described in the application
What is collaboration?

Making more than one application
• Any one business may be involved in up to 3 applications to this competition,
but can only be the lead partner in one application
• Any one research and technology organisation may only be the lead partner in one application.
There must be at least two other UK businesses (at least 1 SME) claiming grant.
If they are leading an application, they may be involved in up to 3 applications to this competition
• If a research and technology organisation is not the lead on any application,
they can be a partner in any number of applications

Other Innovate UK projects
• If you have an outstanding final claim and/or Independent Accountant Report (IAR) on a live
Innovate UK project, you will not be eligible to apply for grant funding in this competition, as a lead
or a partner organisation
• If you applied to a previous competition as the lead or sole company and were awarded funding by
Innovate UK, but did not make a substantial effort to exploit that award, we will award no more
funding to you

Timeline Dates
Competition Opens 9 August 2021
Briefing Event 10 August 2021
Submission Deadline 11.00 on 15 September 2021
Applicants informed 14 October 2021
Key Dates

Innovation Funding Service
(IFS)

Search for a funding competition and review criteria

Applicant: create an account
To create your account:
UK registered businesses - Use Companies House
lookup as it speeds up our checks by providing your
company number and your are unable to enter it at a
later date
Research organisations, academics &
Universities - Enter your information manually so
you’re not listed as a business on IFS and ensure you
receive the correct funding

Project Details
Application Team – Collaborators can invite organisations who you are working with on the project. Contributors can invite
colleagues from your own organisation to help you complete your application
Application Details – Title, Timescales, previously submitted application (y/n)
Subsidy basis – Where in the UK are the partners in your project based?
Each partner in your consortium will need to complete this question
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – external survey to complete
Project Summary – Short summary and objectives of the project including what is innovative about it
Public Description – Description of your project which will be published if you are successful
Scope – How does your project align with the scope of this competition? –
If your project is not in scope, it will be ineligible for funding

Application Questions
Detailed guidance available on IFS
Application form Appendix?
Question 1 Applicant location No
Question 2 Special Drawing Rights declaration Yes - mandatory
Question 3 The idea No
Question 4 Approach and deliverables No
Question 5 Exploitation plan and impact No
Question 6 Project delivery Yes – 2 – mandatory

To claim funding:
Your business does not have to be UK registered with Companies House when you apply,
but it must be registered before you can receive funding.
You are unable to claim funding if:
• You are an overseas organisation, so your company number begins with FC
• Your organisation is setup as a branch, so your company number begins with BR
• Your company is based in Jersey, so your company number begins with JE

Eligible:
• Staff working directly on
project
• Paid by PAYE
• NI, pension, non-discretionary
costs
Ineligible:
• Dividends
• Bonuses
• Non productive time
• Overtime
Labour

Overheads
Innovate UK’s definition: additional costs and
operational expenses incurred directly as a result of
the project. These could include additional costs for
administrative staff, general IT, rent and utilities
Indirect (administration) overheads
• please ensure they are additional and
directly attributable to the delivery of the
project
Direct overheads
• E.g. office utilities, IT infrastructure, laptop
provision not covered by capital usage
• must be directly attributable to the project
• Provide detailed breakdown together with
methodology/basis of apportionment

Material costs
Please be clear on what the
materials are, just putting
consumables doesn’t provide
enough detail.
If insufficient information is
provided, we will request
more information should you
be successful which may
delay your project start date.

Capital equipment usage
Eligible:
Used in the project or shared with day-
to-day production.
Calculations will need to be in line with
your accounting practices.
Even if the equipment is depreciated
fully over the life of the project this must
be added under capital equipment.

Subcontractors
Eligible:
Justified and quantified.
If non-UK sub-contractors are being
used, you will need to provide
strong justification on why an UK-
based sub-contractor is not being
used.
If you’re sub-contracting to a parent
or sister company, please ensure
you list at cost and do not include
profit.

Travel & subsistence
Eligible:
Costs must be directly linked to the
project
Please breakdown your costs as
follows:
• Travel
• Accommodation
• Subsistence
If you have an annual trip to visit
the parent company this is not an
eligible cost

Other costs
Eligible:
• Costs that could not be added under
previous headings
• Do not double count
• Patent filing costs for new IP – SMEs
up to £7,500

Funding
Funding rules
• The level of funding awarded will depend upon the type of organisation and the type of
research being undertaken in the project
• Funding is calculated by project participant
IFS will advise the maximum grant % you can request based upon your answer to:
• Type (and size) of organisation

Why Je-S?
• We use the Research Councils’ Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S)
to collect academic finances
• The Je-S system automates the collection of Full Economic Costs (FEC) based costs from academic
partners and tells them exactly what numbers should be used in the application form for their costs
• Also to collect project finance details from non-HEIs (e.g. RTOs) that are claiming they are carrying
out academic quality work and want to be funded on an FEC basis
• Using Je-S means that Innovate UK follows standard Research Council guidelines on funding
universities and enables Research Councils to easily co-fund Innovate UK projects
• The Je-S system is completely separate from Innovate UK and we cannot advise on its usage

• Enter the TSB reference number here
• Enter the TSB Contribution column figures
from your J-eS output document into the
project costs section of the application
• Upload the Je-S with council status form
as a PDF at the bottom of the screen
Queries about Je-S:
Contact Je-S Helpdesk (not Innovate UK)
• jeshelp@je-s.ukri.org
• 01793 444164
Project costs – academic partners

Project cost summary
All organisations can see a
summary of project costs
Ensure the highlighted costs fits
the criteria for this competition,
total eligible costs between
£10,000 & £25,000

Checking your finances are complete
IFS checks
• all organisations have marked
their finances as complete
• research organisation participation
can be 100% of the total project
costs
• IFS DOES NOT VALIDATE TOTAL
PROJECT COSTS

Editing a submitted application
Reopen by
clicking here
Remember to
press SUBMIT

Submit your application early!
Be aware of the
potential for last
minute technical
issues!

Application assessment
All applications are assessed by independent assessors drawn from industry and academia
What do they look for?
• Clear and concise answers
• The right amount of information
• not too much detail
• no assumptions
• Quantification and justification
• A proposal that presents a viable opportunity for growth, a level of innovation that
necessitates public sector investment and has the right team and approach to be successful
Keep your assessors engaged
and interested in your proposal.
You want them to be fascinated
and excited by your idea!

Scoring
• We review scores and feedback to check assessors are adhering to our guidelines
and scoring fairly
• In some cases, where we feel a score is unjust and not supported by feedback,
we may remove that score as an outlier and update the total score for the application
• Please be aware that both low and high outliers may be removed
and as a result scores may increase or decrease
If outliers are removed we are unable to reflect this change in the scores you receive
as part of your feedback due to this decision being reached outside the IFS system

Note on feedback
• The feedback is compiled using the written comments of the independent assessors
who review and assess the applications
• It is intended to be constructive in nature and to highlight both the strong
as well as the weak areas of your application
• Please bear in mind that because applications are assessed by a number of assessors,
you may receive information which appears to be conflicting. This may reflect their different
interpretations of the proposal that you submitted
• It must also be noted that some proposals may appear to have been favourably assessed based
on their comments, in such instances it could be that your proposal simply fell below the funding
threshold, with others achieving a higher merit score overall

Application assessment
• The score spread shows the difference
between the top and bottom scores
• If score spread is 30 or more we will look
to see if an outlier is apparent
• If there is a 3 or more appear in either the two
columns Count of No Scope or Count of No Recc’d
we review the applications feedback and if justified,
the application will not be eligible for funding

• The green box = particular assessor scores on an application
• The purple box = set of scores for a particular question
• The red box = at first glance this looks like an outlier
Identifying outliers

Project setup for successful
applicants

Notification
If you are unsuccessful in this competition:
- you can use the feedback from the assessors to develop your idea and apply into another
competition that allows previously submitted applications
If you are successful in this competition:
- you will be assigned a Delivery Executive who will guide you through the Project Set Up
process
- you will have 30 days to complete the project team, project details and bank details
- you will then have 90 days to complete project set up – funding may be withdrawn
if this is not completed within this timeframe
Please ensure all your contact details in the IFS portal are correct
and up to date and that you regularly monitor it

Project set up
• All communication will be through IFS
• Lead applicant must provide collaboration agreements
and exploitation plans if applicable
• Please be aware for any projects with total project costs of £25k and below,
evidence will be required to support spend
Project delivery
• All grants are paid quarterly in arrears, and are only paid
following quarterly reporting and necessary audits
• Claims can only be made for costs incurred and paid between
the project start and end dates
• Monitoring of the project includes a visit from the appointed Monitoring Officer

Customer Support Services:
0300 321 4357 (Monday - Friday 9:00am - 11:30am & 2:00pm - 4:30pm)
support@innovateuk.ukri.org
KTN:
www.ktn-uk.org
Innovate UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk
Contact

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www.ktn-uk.org
Knowledge Transfer Network
How We Support Organisations
Dr Sven Knowles
KTM – Electronic Systems
sven.knowles@ktn-uk.org
10th August 2021

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KTN
Connecting for Positive Change
• KTN exists to connect innovators with new
partners and new opportunities beyond
their existing thinking - accelerating
ambitious ideas into real-world solutions
• KTN connects ideas, people and
communities to drive innovation
that changes lives
www.ktn-uk.org

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KTN
and Driving the Electric Revolution
• Signpost companies to identify and address funding
• Provide deep expertise to make Connections and Networks
• Drive powerful connections with businesses
• Assist companies in forming partnerships/collaborations/projects
• Advise companies in their submission
o Light touch reviews
o Guidance documents, eg Good Application Guide
o Highlight key features of a good proposal
o Provide recommendations, eg proposals that excites and inspires
• Create collaboration mechanisms, events, and
Webinars including ‘Engage With…’
www.ktn-uk.org

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www.innovationcanvas.ktn-
uk.org/uploads/resources/Good_Application_Guide.pdf
KTN - Top tips on a good application

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Thank You
• Driving the Electric Revolution Landing pages
www.ktn-uk.org/electronics/der-iscf-challenge/
www.ukri.org/our-work/our-main-funds/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund/future-of-
mobility/driving-the-electric-revolution-challenge/
https://ktn-uk.org/opportunities/driving-the-electric-revolution-building-talent-for-the-future/
• View previous and register for upcoming ‘Engage With…’ webinars
www.ktn-uk.org/news/driving-the-electric-revolution-webinar-series/
• Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge newsletter
info.ktn-uk.org/p/2VFU-7JI/driving-the-electric-revolution-sign-up/
• KTN connects ideas, people and communities to drive innovation
sven.knowles@ktn-uk.org paul.huggett@ktn-uk.org
Dr Sven Knowles
KTM – Electronic Systems

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Summary
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Competition opens: 9 August 2021
Competition closes: 15 September
2021 (11am)
Project start: 1 February 2022
• Up to £250,000 is available for innovative skills interventions
• Project must quickly fill gaps in
skills, talent and training for the PEMD industry
• Can be led by any UK registered organisation
• Up to 3 months in duration
• £10,000 – £25,000 funding available per project,
up to 100% funded
• Themes:
o supporting and promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion
o outreach and engagement material focussing on PEMD for
all ages and levels in academia and industry
o defining and filling key gaps in the UK’s PEMD workforce and
training capability
• Apply: https://ktn-uk.org/opportunities/driving-the-electric-
revolution-building-talent-for-the-future/

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