This form is for reference only - All applications must be made…

 This form is for reference only - All applications must be made online


                         Carbon Trust ­ Applied Research Grant
                     Specimen Initial application form and guidance

Administrative details

1.1 Project Title:
       The project title should be less than 100 characters in length.

1.2 Reference: [Year-Call-URN]
       When you submit your online application you will be given a reference number
       automatically.

1.3 Personal details
           The person who will receive all correspondence from the Carbon Trust

Title [ ]
Name [ ]
Job Title [ ]
Organisation [ ]
Address [ ]
Postcode [ ]
Email address [ ]
Phone 1 [ ]
Phone 2 [ ]
Fax [ ]
Web address [ ]
Where did you hear about the Applied Research Grant?

Project Duration []
Earliest practicable start date []
Total project cost      []
Of which the funding requested from the Carbon Trust is        []
[This should be automatically filled from the funding section]


Project description and innovation

2.1 What is the objective of your project?
           Explain what you are you aiming to achieve?

2.2 How will you set about meeting your project objective?
          This should take the form of a succinct overview of the approach you are planning to
          take.
          Be specific, tell us WHAT you are going to do and WHO is going to do the work.

2.3 Evidence of technical feasibility
           Briefly describe the technical / operational principles underpinning your project and
           explain how your project fits into this broader context
           If previous work has directly contributed to this proposal, describe the main findings.
           If your project depends on specific assumptions ­ what are they? Justify why you think
           they are reasonable!

2.4 How is your project innovative?
           Explain how your project is distinctive from what has been done before, either by
           yourselves or by others. The innovative element may be either an improved technology
           design or in the application of a technology or process.




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2.5 Will the innovation be protected? If so how?
            What intellectual property will the work generate? (If defensible intellectual property
            rights are not being generated, this should be stated).
            Who will own this intellectual property?
            How will this be protected and exploited?
            List any relevant patent titles and numbers on which the project will rely.

2.6 Identify main competitors and competing technologies
            What technologies, goods or services will be created or displaced, if the project is
            successful, should be clearly stated. In addition known potential competitors in these
            areas should be described. If not stated earlier the size of the target market should be
            made clear (i.e. indicate the replication potential for the product).

2.7 Graphic
              Use this section to upload a diagram if required ­ maximum size (500kb ) ­ Format (.gif
              or .jpg )

Potential for Carbon Dioxide emission savings

3.1 Describe how your project will reduce emissions of Carbon Dioxide in the UK.
           Explain how undertaking the proposed project will directly and/or indirectly lead to
           reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.

3.2 As far as is practicable estimate the scale of carbon dioxide emissions reductions in the UK
attributable to this proposed project.
            This estimate should be based on the potential savings associated with one
            installation/application together with an estimate of how many installations/applications
            there are likely to be. Potential savings of other greenhouse gases should be converted
            into carbon dioxide equivalents.

Outputs / Benefits

4.1 Once your project is completed, what will it have produced?
           What will you have at the end of the project that you don't have now?

4.2 If your project is successful, what will your next steps be?
            Convince us that your project will have a tangible impact. How will the work be
            exploited, and by whom? If commercialising/exploiting the project requires the
            involvement of companies and organisations outside the consortium how will you
            identify and engage with them?

4.3 Describe who else might benefit from your work, and how you will engage them? / What is
the market need?
           If you are developing a new product who will buy it, and why?
           If you are producing a report, who will read it, and why?
           If you are demonstrating a new technology, who are you demonstrating it to, and why?
           Are there other people who would benefit from knowing the results of your project? Are
           you planning to communicate the results to them? If so how?

4.4 How will you (and your project partners) benefit from carrying out this project?
          We expect you to benefit from this project, what we are looking for, is that the benefit
          to you will extend beyond the life of the project itself.
          Describe what benefit you and your project partners will gain from doing this work
          Outline why do you want to do this project?

Outline project plan and funding

5.1 Outline project plan




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               The project plan should be presented in tabular form. Each task (work item) needs to
               reach a tangible outcome or specific milestone. The milestones and outcomes are
               expected to show a logical approach that is practical and capable of delivering the
               project objective set out above. At this stage the work should be described in terms of
               5 - 7 tasks.

        Task/ Work Item          Organisation    Duration     Milestone/Deliverable
                                 responsible     (months)
                                 for task
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Project duration & earliest start date:
        Project duration in months [ ]
        Earliest practicable start date [ ]

Please note the Carbon Trust can only guarantee support for up to 36 months duration.

Total project cost     []
Of which the funding requested from the Carbon Trust is             []

5.2 Estimated Cost Breakdown by Task/Work Item
           Planned expenditure patterns over the life of the project should be presented below.
           Costs should be shown for each of the tasks shown above, and then the total cost should
           be broken down into the identified cost categories.

                          Cost (£)
        Task/ Work        Year 1        Year 2         Year 3         Total
        Item
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
             TOTAL

5.3 Cost Breakdown by Category of Expenditure
           If Subcontractor costs are more than 10% of the total project cost, justification should
           be given in section 6.2. If more than 10% of the total project cost is categorised as
           other, other should be specified in the space provided and justified in section 5.5.

                     Expenditure                    Cost(£)
                      category
    1     Staff
    2     Capital equipment
    3     Travel and subsistence
    4     Subcontracts
    5     Other
                                     TOTAL




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Please specify other []

5.4 Proposed project funding and associated sources
           The full project finance package needs to be explicit and all contributions to the
           project must be disclosed. In completing the table the `type' column should be cash,
           in-kind or grant and the status should be `Applied for', `In discussion', `Contingent (on
           completion of the full finance package' or `Agreed'.
           All contributions to the project must be fair, honestly priced and auditable. We expect
           to see each collaborator making a financial contribution of some form to the project.
           There are restrictions on the amount of public money that a project can receive, please
           see the funding and eligibility guidelines for further details.

      Source of funds                 Amount    Type           Status
A     Carbon Trust                              Grant          Applied for
B
C
D
E
                                                       TOTAL


5.5 Other information
           Please use this section to include any further information on the project financing that
           you wish to make available to the reviewers.

The project team

6.1 Who are the lead and partner organisations and where are they based?
          Details of each consortium members must be provided. In completing the table include
          the UK location of each organisation, if the organisation is outside the UK the country of
          registration must be stated. The type of organisation can be `SME' `Large Company',
          `Academic', `Trade Body' or `Other'.

                          Legal Name of Organisation           Location            Type
Lead organisation
Collaborator A
Collaborator B
Collaborator C
Collaborator D

6.2 Details of subcontractors:
            If you are planning to use subcontractors their roles should be elaborated below, along
            with an indication as to how these roles will be filled (e.g. competitive tender). You
            should explain why subcontracting is the right approach for the completion of the work
            in question.

6.3 Relevant experience, competence and role in the consortium
           This should be completed for all members of the consortium. Taken as a whole this
           section should demonstrate that the consortium has available to it the skills required to
           bring the project to a successful conclusion. These descriptions should not exceed 100
           words for the lead applicant and 50 words for each collaborating organisation.

Risk identification and management

7.1 Describe any risks & adverse effects associated with your project
       All activities have inherent risks. In assessing which proposals should be supported we are
       looking for evidence that the most significant risks have been recognised by the applicants,




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        and as far as possible mitigation measures put in place. In analysing risk it is sometimes
        useful to look at groups under the following headings:
            · Technical risk ­including failure to deliver, knock-on impacts where completion
                depends on success in early stages of project, where developments overtake the
                original plan, etc.
            · Commercial risk ­ this could involve cost overruns, new or cheaper competitors
                emerging, changing fuel prices, market risks etc.
            · Environmental risk ­ This could include greater than predicted emissions etc,
                changes in pollution control, etc.
            · Social/political risk ­ this could include changes in market drivers and conditions,
                changes in the regulatory framework, etc.

7.2 How will these risks be managed & adverse effects mitigated?
          · How will the above risks be managed? The text here could be generic in nature or
               address specific (classes of) risks identified above. The Carbon Trust is not looking
               for all risk to be removed from the work, but it does want to see evidence of plans/
               actions that would minimise their potential impact.

Benefit to the UK economy

8.1 How will your project benefit the UK?
          This should include how economic benefits will be delivered to the UK economy. The
          benefits could be direct in terms of jobs or indirect in terms of reducing barriers to
          technology exploitation/uptake.

Previous applications

9.1 List any previous energy efficiency, renewable energy or other low carbon R&D project
applications
            All applications made by the lead applicant to the Carbon Trust in the past 2 years
            should be specified. In addition applications to other funders such as DTI, Defra and the
            Research Councils should be listed under `Source'. Status should indicate if it is `Live
            Project', `Under Consideration', or `Rejected'. The Carbon Trust reserves the right to
            discuss proposals it receives with public sector funding bodies.

      Proposal Title                        Recipient                 Source             Status
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2
3
4
5
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