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Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Competitive · Research & Development

At a glance

Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling is a national competitive grant from UK Research and Innovation for the research & development sector. Funding is £305K–£1.6M. Eligible applicants: See the official UKRI opportunity page; eligibility varies by council and call - most require UK-based researchers or organisations. The application deadline is January 7, 2027. Apply via the official listing at www.ukri.org.

Amount
£305K–£1.6M
Deadline
7 Jan 2027
Type
Competitive
Status
Open

About this program

Funding opportunity Funding opportunity: Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling Opportunity status: Open Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) , Innovate UK , Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) , Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) , Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) , Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Funding type: Grant Total fund: £1,500,000 Maximum award: £305,000 Publication date: 14 October 2026 Opening date: 14 October 2026 9:00am UK time Closing date: 7 January 2027 4:00pm UK time Start application Apply for pump-priming funding to explore, test and validate disruptive solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining, with the potential to transform UK critical mineral value chains. You must be based at a UK research...

Who can apply

See the official UKRI opportunity page; eligibility varies by council and call - most require UK-based researchers or organisations.

How to apply

Apply through the UKRI Funding Service as directed on the official opportunity page linked below.

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