[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-ukri-manufacturing-scale-up-network-plus-2026-12":3,"similar-ukri-manufacturing-scale-up-network-plus-2026-12":40},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":9,"budget_max_eur":10,"deadline":11,"deadline_note":12,"duration":13,"trl":14,"relevance":9,"why_relevant":9,"early_career":15,"consortium":16,"first_seen":17,"last_updated":18,"update_note":9,"status":19,"stages":20,"call_frequency":21,"next_call_expected":9,"source_url":7,"created_at":22,"updated_at":23,"last_seen_at":23,"eligible_countries":24,"description":26,"seo_summary":27,"recurring_round":15,"canonical_id":4,"links":28},"ukri-manufacturing-scale-up-network-plus-2026-12","Manufacturing Scale-Up Network Plus","UKRI","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ukri.org\u002Fopportunity\u002Fmanufacturing-scale-up-network-plus\u002F","Up to £5.63M total FEC; UKRI funds 80% up to £4.5M",null,5265000,"2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z","Intent to Submit by 16:00 UK time (mandatory); full application by 16:00 UK time on 9 December 2026","Up to 5 years (24 months stage one, 36 months stage two subject to review)","1-4",false,"Required — lead research organisation plus project co-leads and project partner organisations","2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","open","2-stage: mandatory Intent to Submit (ItS) form by 11 November 2026, 16:00 UK time → full application via UKRI Funding Service by 9 December 2026, 16:00 UK time","One-off","2026-10-11T09:51:42.716Z","2026-10-18T08:09:41.137Z",[25],"GB","Network Plus funding (EPSRC\u002FUKRI Advanced Manufacturing Priority Programme) to coordinate research and industry community addressing manufacturing scale-up, with primary focus on automotive and aerospace and wider relevance to advanced materials, batteries and space. Flexible funds support up to 50% of total eligible project costs and require industrial co-funding; equipment over £25,000 not funded. Applications only via UKRI Funding Service (not Je-S); lead research organisation must submit.","{\"summary\":\"The Manufacturing Scale-up Network Plus, funded by UKRI through EPSRC's Advanced Manufacturing Priority Programme, pays up to £5.63M full economic cost (80% funded, up to £4.5M) to coordinate research into manufacturing scale-up, primarily for automotive and aerospace with relevance to advanced materials, batteries and space. It targets consortium leads able to bring together project co-leads and industry partners at UK institutions, covering TRL 1-4 work over up to five years in two phases. 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