WEBCAST: GCRF Demonstrate Impact Competition Briefing - Quality Education, Decent Work and Economic growth - Webcast recording and slides now available
Through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), Innovate UK will invest up to £9.3 million in innovation projects.
Overview
The aim of this competition is to support demonstration-stage projects that have the potential to improve lives of people living in lower income countries and emerging economies. It will support projects that address one or more of the global societal challenges recognised as the UN Sustainable Development Goals through development of innovative, market-creating products and services. These projects should ultimately lead to the deployment of those products or services within those countries.
This is a two-phase competition. Phase 1 projects must explore the feasibility of running a demonstration project in phase 2 and applicants can use a human-centred design or technical feasibility approaches during this phase. A successful sub-set of phase 1 projects will be invited to apply for phase 2.
Funding has been allocated from the¬†Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), a ¬£1.5 billion fund to support cutting-edge research which addresses the problems faced by developing countries. GCRF will address global challenges through disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and innovation, and will strengthen capability for research and innovation within both the UK and developing countries, also providing an agile response to emergencies where there is an urgent research need. GCRF forms part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment and will be awarded in a manner that fits with¬†ODA guidelines.
Click on the links below to find the materials from the Webcast:
Competition Scope – Janet Geddes, Innovate UK
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – Zoe Jones, Innovate UK
Top tips for your application – Simon Yarwood, KTN
Human-centred design РBen Griffin, Innovate UK 
Each briefing event will focus on a different group of Sustainable Development Goals:
03 September 2019 - London: Quality education / Decent work and economic growth
04 September 2019 - Cardiff: Responsible consumption & production
05 September 2019 - Sheffield: Climate action / Life below water / Life on land
10 September 2019 - Belfast: Sustainable cities & communities
12 September 2019 - Edinburgh: Good health and well being / Clean water & sanitation
Webcast