The Scottish Institute for Remanufacture (SIR) is a pan-Scotland innovation hub designed to stimulate innovation and collaboration in remanufacturing. SIR will co-fund collaborative projects between universities and businesses to increase the amount of remanufacturing conducted, or to improve the current remanufacturing operations.

Financial support of £5,000 to £50,000 per project is available. This is a Matched Funding program, where SIR will pay for the cost of a researcher’s time on the project, companies will match the SIR contribution through staff time, equipment or equivalent, and the partner university will contribute the indirect and estates costs (FTE costs) for staff. Applications for an award can be made by either the company or the academic.

A successful project must consist of an academic partner working on a project defined by the industry partner.


​SIR funding of £5,000 to £50,000 per project is available. This is a Matched Funding program, companies will match the SIR contribution through staff time, equipment or equivalent

Any SIR funding constitutes State Aid as defined under Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty of Rome and would be granted as ‘de minimis’ aid under Commission Regulation 1407/2013 (the "De Minimis Aid Regulation”). European Commission rules prohibit any undertaking from receiving more than €200,000 ‘de minimis’ aid over any period of three fiscal years. Any ‘de minimis’ aid granted over the €200,000 limit may be subject to repayment with interest. Subsequent submission of a full application will constitute confirmation of your awareness of and adherence to the De Minimis Aid Regulation.

Any SIR funding shall be subject to SIR’s Standard Conditions of Grant, a copy of which is available here

Company name
Business sector
Sector
Geographical location of company
Is the company an SME?
(less than 250 employees)
How many employees?
Date of Incorporation?
Company background and principal activities (max 200 words)
Academic Name
University/Department
Area of research
Brief summary of project (max 250 words)
Expected duration/scope of project
Expected impact and benefits?
Keywords

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