UK government grant from UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC
Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling (Grant)
Open. Closes 7 January 2027 at 16:00 (in 2 months)
- Research organisation leads
- Funder
- UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC
- Kind
- UK government grant
- Each award
- Up to £305,000
- Closes
- 7 January 2027 at 16:00in 2 months
What it funds
Apply for funding for pump-priming research to explore, test and validate disruptive and transformative solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
From the Find a Grant listing.
Who can apply
- A UK research organisation eligible for research council funding must lead the application.
- Find a Grant lists these applicant types: Public Sector, Non-profit, Private Sector.
Key dates
- Opens14 October 202612 days ago
- Closes at 16:007 January 2027in 2 months
Dates as the Find a Grant listing gives them. Relative dates count from 26 October 2026.
All open funding competitions and grants · Tender Radar first saw this call on 15 October 2026 and last read its listing on 25 October 2026. Page as of 26 October 2026.