1. Scope of Call
The UKCCSRC invites proposals for CCS research projects supporting the UK Government’s net-zero objectives that address but are not limited to the following:
- Supporting the Government’s net-zero objectives
- Research linked to the priorities identified in the UKCCSRC industry and policy led ‘what are our research needs’ workshops
- Research not already funded by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre, IDRIC (see https://idric.org/research-programme/ for details of current IDRIC projects).
- Seed funding for a piece of work that could lead to responsive mode applications
- Work that can be used (e.g. a feasibility study) to establish a principle / understand the challenges for a larger bid to other sources of CCS funding later. [Noting that bid preparation itself can’t be funded]
- The following areas are considered out of scope for the UKCCSRC flexible funds: CCU projects that do not include mineralisation or equivalent in terms of storage longevity, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) that does not include CCS
2. Call Process and Timeline
Key dates for the UKCCSRC Flexible Funding 2024 Call are:
- Open for submissions: 27th March 2024
- Closed to submissions: 1pm, 5th June 2024
- Decisions: August 2024 (or earlier)
- Start Dates (from): 1st September 2024
- End Dates (no later than): 30th June 2025 (due to the current end date of the UKCCSRC Network+, no extensions will be given beyond this date)
3. Funding
Up to £285K is available, but the UKCCSRC Board is not obliged to allocate all these funds during this call. Proposals are expected to be either:
- £10k (100% FEC) for small projects that could lead to bigger funding and/or collaborative work
- £30k (100% FEC) for proposals with no additional funding
- £50k (100% FEC) for proposals that can obtain 20% (£10k) additional (co-investment*) funding from industry or other research users such as government or regulators (i.e. not from other research funding bodies, research institutions etc.)
- It is envisaged that £50k-£100k will be awarded to £10k projects
- £100k is ringfenced for Early Career Researcher (ECR) applicants (those still eligible for the EPSRC New Investigators Award)
* The additional investment (in terms of eligible costs) the lead bidder and core partners intend to provide for the infrastructure and R&D activity. This pledged investment must be committed at the outset of the project.
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