ATI Non-CO2 Programme

The ATI Non-CO₂ Programme is a funding stream linked to the wider Aviation Non-CO₂ Programme and builds upon the “Jet Zero: aviation’s non-CO₂ impacts on the climate”, which is managed by DBT in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The ATI Non-CO₂ Programme will focus predominantly on industrial research, and technology development or enabling-technology projects.

The aim of this competition is to encourage industrial investment in the development of innovative technologies to reduce non-CO₂ emissions in the aerospace sector and its supply chain. It focuses on driving innovation and encouraging further collaboration between academia and industry, to build the foundations for a competitive and sustainable UK aerospace sector, maximising economic benefits to the UK.

The Non-CO₂ Technologies Roadmap has been generated following comprehensive consultation with industry, academia, aviation and international stakeholders. It complements the existing Destination Zero roadmaps; ultra-efficient technologies, zero-carbon technologies and cross-cutting enabling technologies. In some instances, non-CO₂ technology research and development will also span across one or more of the existing technology roadmaps.

There are two stages to the competition:

Stage one:

Outline Stage (OS) (this competition)

Opens three times per calendar year and your application is reviewed by the Aerospace Technology Institute only. DBT is responsible for the decision to progress your OS applications to stage 2 based on the Aerospace Technology Institute’s recommendation. There is no funding in this phase, funding will be awarded in phase 2.

Stage two:

Full Stage Application (FSA) (invitation only)

If you are successful in the Outline Stage, you will be invited to complete a Full Stage Application. Further details on the Full Stage Application will be provided by IUK in due course.

Application deadline: 19 February 2025 11:00am. If you would like to discuss this with someone in our team please message our Sector Lead, Yuchen Gu. To apply for this funding call, please follow this link here.