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Station Innovation Zone – Innovation Funding Programme - Year Two
Calling all innovators! Apply now for the opportunity to secure trial funding as well as bespoke business support. Applications close 19 October.
What is the Station Innovation Zone?
About the Competition
Key Dates
Programme Challenges
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A Safe Station
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A Seamless Station
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A Sustainable Station
This year, we are keeping the challenge area open, to discover from industry what solutions may be out there to support stations in this process. We are interested in receiving a range of proposals across the innovation areas of decarbonisation, improving biodiversity, and increasing circular processes and economies.
What is on offer?
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Funding Opportunities
The opportunity to access up to £75,000 in funding opportuntiies
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Coaching & Mentorship
Including pitch coaching, business/investment support and marketing strategy.
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Business Development
Business development opportunities and introduction to potential customers
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Solution Showcase
Demonstration day to raise your profile among investors, industry and potential customers.
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Trial Support
Trial design, deployment support, monitoring and evaluation.
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Technical Support
Technical support and access to technical experts
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Testbed Support
Experiment design training and preparation, deployment support and evaluation
Eligibility
- You must be a UK-registered business, preferably based in the West of England
- Your innovation solution will be at least TRL (Technology Readiness Level) 5 or higher
- Your solution must address one or more of the identified challenge areas.
- You must be willing to travel on occasion for face-to-face meetings in Bristol.
Our goal is to foster a diverse innovation system that inspires improvements in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion practices across the UK. We welcome businesses from micro to medium-sized enterprises to join us.
Equity & Diversity
Connected Places Catapult is collecting equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) data as part of the application process to promote and ensure equality of access for the initiatives it delivers. This data will help us monitor the performance of efforts to promote ED&I in research and business innovation. All personal data will be processed in accordance with current UK data protection legislation, including the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)).
How to apply
Applications will remain open until midnight on Thursday 19 October 2023. Late submissions will not be considered. Application Guidance DocumentTerms & Conditions
Datasets for Bristol Temple Meads Station
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Get involved
Discover more about the competition, application process, and the available support by joining our information events. Register now!
14 September 2023
Application Support Webinar - View Recording Here
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If you have any questions about the application, please contact our team on Innovation_funding@cp.catapult.org.uk