Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust has doubled the size of grants available under its flagship Applied Research Scheme from £250k to £500k. This announcement should provide a boost to low carbon entrepreneurs and academics seeking to develop carbon saving technologies.

The decision to increase the maximum grant size follows a market assessment of the funding landscape which found that £500k grants would enable the development of more ambitious projects with potential for even greater carbon savings.

Aims of the Applied Research Grant

Applied Research Grant funding is available to businesses, research institutions and other organisations and aims to support the development and commercialisation of technologies which have the potential to reduce UK carbon emissions. As such we are endeavoring to encourage and support the progress of low carbon technologies towards large-scale deployment. An introduction to the scheme can be found here.

When a call-for-proposals is open you can apply on-line for a grant of up to £500,000 towards the cost of your project. A minimum 40% match funding is required, subject to state aid legislation.

For more information, and details on how to apply, click here.