New Lincam funding call now open! March 2025.

Ceres Agri-Tech is pleased to announce that the March 2025 Call for Lincam Ceres Agri-Tech Projects and Proof of Concept Awards is now open for applications from researchers at UK HEIs and EPSRC approved RTOs.  

These awards are designed to support the translation and commercialisation of crop based agri-tech innovations using the established Ceres Agri-Tech approach.

There are two award streams

• Lincam Ceres Agri-Tech Proof-of-Concept Awards ranging from £5,000 to £20,000 (no FEC)
• Lincam Ceres Agri-Tech Project Awards ranging from £20,000 to £150,000 (no FEC)

Lincam Ceres Agri-Tech funds impact delivery of agri-tech innovations that support the regions’ crop based production sector and its supply chains in terms of concurrent economic, environmental and/or social benefits.

Funding criteria include: projects must be greater than 50% in EPSRC scope (e.g. AI, robotics companies, digital plant breeding, net zero engineering etc).

Scope and conditions:

• Crop based agriculture/horticulture. We are unable to fund livestock research at this time.
• Translational research – projects should be translational with commercial goals, not basic research
• Applicants must be researchers at UK University or EPSRC approved RTO
• You have not already spun a company out
• Impact in Lincam – You do NOT need to be based in the Lincam region (Lincolnshire and N. Cambridgeshire) but your project should have relevance for the region e.g. focussed on a crop grown in teh region or tech growers in the regions can use.
• 50% EPSRC scope – Projects should be at least 50% EPSRC scope e.g. AI, Robotics, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Material Science, Data, Software.
• Funding is no FEC

The process:

• Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) form by the 19th May 2025
• The EOIs enter a review process
• The Ceres team will contact you with the outcome
• If the project is chosen to progress, the Ceres team will discuss your project with you and work with you to develop a project plan and pitch deck
• Pitch to investment Committee – you will hear the outcome within 48 hours
• Start your project and your commercialisation journey with Ceres support

Interested? Please submit a completed Expression of Interest form for either a Project Award or a Proof of Concept Award to info@ceresagritech.org  at midnight, Monday, 19th May 2025. 

For further information, visit our dedicated web pages at Lincam Ceres Agri-Tech

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