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Advanced Manufacturing: Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling – phase 1

Executive Summary

This competition provides pump priming research funding to explore, test, and validate disruptive solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, and recycling. It targets innovations that secure domestic supply chains for critical minerals under the IS-8 Priority Programme.

Expected Launch
October 2026
Funding Body
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Eligible Applicants
SME, Large, RTO, Academic, Charity
Funding Available & Project Rates
Total fund of £1.5 million with a maximum award of £305,000
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Target Sectors
advanced manufacturingclean energynet zero
Technology Scope
critical mineralsmineral extractionmineral processingresource recoveryreprocessingrecyclingre-mining
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Competition Scope & Overview

Funding for pump priming research for up to 12 months, to explore, test and validate disruptive and transformative solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining. Part of the IS-8 Priority Programme. Lead: UKRI

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