Good morning everyone

The recording will be added to the dates section of IFS later today

what do you mean by IFS?

will we be sent a link to the recording post event, not being sure what IFS was? saves not taking sorry)

IFS is Innovation Funding Service which is where you will apply for the competition and where you got the link for this meeting

Please could you expand on the requirement or how to become/ involving a UK grant receiving SME or how to register as an SME

Yes, plus one to that question

Is 350 K for both Singapore and UK partner or this includes both ?

Can non-SME's participate, e.g. large enterprises, or Higher Education institutions and RTO's, if an SME leads?

£350k maximum available to UK partners

Do the outputs of the research have to have benefits realised in both UK and Singapore?

Q: the website says "Subcontractors can be from anywhere in the UK and you must select them through your usual procurement process." -> does this exclude subcontractors from EU mainland?

Can the Singapore partner “lead” a bid?

In relation to the 70% contribution from business is this effectively the business contributes 70% costs to the project and this grant will cover up to 30% of costs of the defined project?

Is there a minimum number of UK partners to be in the call, including RTO, SME

How many SMEs typically apply?

can we have access to this webinar after it finishes

Maximum 70% grant available to the business depending on it's size so minimum 30% match. Please see the competition rules for further details

Recording will be made available afterwards

Minimum of 1 business required to participate. No maximum numbers set

What is the aid intensity applicable to RTOs and Higher Education entities?

100% funding is available to RTOs and higher education entities

How much is available for the SGP partner then?

Is 100% funding also available for a Singapore-based university?

A registered SME is a small or medium sized business registered in the UK

can UK partner collaborate with Uni in Singapore or it has be a company

Does the total project cost refer to the cost from both partner?

If the application to IUK only funds the UK parties, from where and whom is the funding coming for the Singapore partners?

Can we have only one UK partner and one partner from Singapore??

Can only UK RTO and Singapore RTO participate in the call or there needs to be an SME

There must be an SME participating in this call

What are the criteria for small/micro SMEs? What is the employee count?

is 350k grant for UK partners only ? or it includes partners from Singapore?

£350k for UK companies only

How much is available for Singapore partner?

The amount of funding available for Singapore companies is not fixed, it depends on the project. Up to 70% of qualifying costs will be funded by ESG.

ESG will be funding the Singapore company, while Innovate UK will be funding the UK company

How to get a partner in Singapore?

is there a facility to identify matching partners?

A B2Match platform has been set up for interested applicants to find suitable partners, please register on the platform here: https://uk-singapore-collaborative-rd-marketplace.b2match.io/

"Maximum 70% grant available to the business depending on it's size so minimum 30% match. " -> does this mean 30% match from private funding? Or does this mean 30% has to come from Singapore partner/funding agency?

Will it be possible to share the po

Powerpoint slides after the Zoom?

Can we send an overview of the project to see if it is in the scope before we spend time for full application development.

The Grant will not fund non-civilian usage? Please define as this is for industrial usage

is there any criteria on stage of the technology development for example TRL3 to TRL6.

In addition to partnering with a Singapore business, if also partnering with a Singapore University - what % of funding are Singapore universities eligible for?

The Singapore research institutes will be counted as subcontractors, and will be funded up to 70% of qualifying costs.

Natalie and David - can I show the first video to my colleagues? Is it on online at all?

Is 70% limitation applied to each country budget or individual SME within a country? is below correct:500k total budget350k UK partners (can be one partner)150k Singapore partners (can be one partner)

Will it be possible to share the Powerpoint slides after the call?

Shin Ler - RE your last comment, does this mean that a Singapore research institute cannot act as a partner? I am an SME, hoping to collaborate with a Singapore RI - would I need another Singapore partner in addition to the RI?

Yes @ Sam, you will need another Singapore SME in your project consortium.

That's clear, thanks.

Is there room for flexibility in claimed costs (within the total) if these change after the submission date?

Is it mandatory to have an academic institution on the UK application in addition to SME business?

@ Peter, no it is not mandatory.

Is there a website where we can find the rules for companies based in Singapore for this collaboration?

Please specify TRL level for this call.

You can find more information for Singapore companies here: https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/financial-assistance/grants/for-local-companies/international-co-innovation-programmes/uk-singapore-collaborative-rd-call

thank you