Top 10 Funding Opportunities:

Demonstration of Advanced Airframe for Ultra-Efficient Regional Aircraft

The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, addressing the wing, fuselage, empennage, and key enabling system technologies for airframe optimisation.

Demonstration of an Optimized System Platform for Ultra-Efficient SMR Aircraft

The project supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery of a validated optimized systems platform demonstrator at TRL 6 through representative integration and validation in a relevant environment, targeting a reduced system footprint optimizing weight, volume and energy consumption.

Ground Demonstration of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Architectures for the Ultra-Efficient SMR Aircraft

The projects supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the development and demonstration of a hybrid-electric sub-system into an SMR engine at TRL5 with a Ground Test Demonstration (GTD) by means of virtual or physical integration, addressing the requirements of the Clean Aviation Ultra-Efficient SMR engine concepts.

Demonstration of an Integrated Hydrogen Fuel System for a Fully Electric Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aircraft

The projects supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery and demonstration of an optimized low pressure integrated liquid hydrogen fuel system at TRL4, demonstrating the system capability to deliver the hydrogen fuel at the required conditions.

Demonstration of Advanced Low NOx H2C Propulsion System for a Direct Hydrogen Combustion Aircraft

The projects supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery of an engine architecture design, including the engine fuel system at TRL4, demonstrating the engine performance and operability.

Demonstration and Validation of Icing Certification Methodologies Compatible with EIS2035 for the SMR and REG Aircraft

The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery of validated numerical and physics-based and AI-assisted SLD icing prediction tools to
support system-level demonstration at TRL6 with quantified uncertainties and traceable validation against experimental and flight test data.

Cryo-Cooled Power Electronics for a Fully Electric Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aircraft

The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the development of a fully integrated, high efficiency and compact cryo-cooled motor inverter design compatible with the multi-MW fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft concept, including the enabling cryo-cooling architecture.

Key Technologies for Loads Control Lidar for Ultra-Efficient SMR Aircraft

The project supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the development and demonstration of TRL5 maturity for key lidar sub-systems including their integration in constrained volumes.

Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation: CRD

This competition aims to support collaborative industrial research projects to explore innovative ways of making supply chains more productive, resource efficient and resilient.

Diet and Health: Collaborative Research and Development Grants

This scheme is providing funding to support collaborative R&D projects developing novel products and innovations which will deliver healthy, sustainable, and resilient diets for the UK population.