Innovation Challenge Fund: British Govt. Launch €3 Million Fund To Support India To Tackle Covid-19

London: With the launch of £3 million Innovation Challenge Fund the British government had decided to support Indian scientists in academia and industry to tackle COVID-19 and climate change.

The UK Government has launched a £3 million Innovation Challenge Fund in AI & Data and Future Mobility to tackle the most acute global challenges of our time: #COVID19 and #ClimateChange.

To learn more and apply for the fund: https://t.co/iMYQFxgOEs #BuildBackBetter pic.twitter.com/AtRXoHAtRJ

— UK in India🇬🇧🇮🇳 (@UKinIndia) August 17, 2020

On August 17, the British High Commission in New Delhi announced at least 12 grants up to £250,000 are expected to be awarded and have invited to submit two-page concept notes till August 31.

“The Fund invites tech innovators with connections to the AI-Data cluster in Karnataka and the Future Mobility cluster in Maharashtra to submit research and development proposals for tackling COVID-19 or which promote a greener planet,” the High Commission said in a statement.

The government said that the initiative builds on the commitment of Indian and British Prime Ministers to bring together the best minds from both countries under the UK-India Tech Partnership announced in April 2018. It is aimed at delivering high-skilled jobs and economic growth as well as to collaborating on some of the world’s biggest challenges.