- Grant Amount – R500,000–R1,000,000
- Deadline – April 30, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Applications are now open for the up to R1,000,000 uYilo Kick Start Fund to support applied research and development activities in the field of e-Mobility.
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The uYilo e-Mobility Programme was initiated by Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) in March 2013 and is hosted by the Nelson Mandela University (NMU). The programme serves as a national multistakeholder collaborative programme focused on enabling, facilitating and mobilising the electric mobility (e-Mobility) ecosystem in South Africa. uYilo has been made available to the entire e-Mobility innovation value chain that includes original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), automotive component suppliers, small medium micro enterprises (SMMEs), entrepreneurs, science councils and higher education institutes (HEIs).
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To support applied research and development activities in the field of e-Mobility, the uYilo “Kick Start” fund provides an agile mechanism to support strategic projects in the sector. The funding is not intended to initiate fundamental or basic research but is focused on applied research that will accelerate Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) and lead to the creation of products, process or services that can be commercialised to advance the South African e-Mobility agenda. Industry service delivery and public transport related projects are encouraged.
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Funding Information
- Two categories are defined:
- Individual projects that only have one participant in the project and;
- Collaborative project that has multiple participants.
- Individual projects will be limited to R 500,000 (Five hundred thousand Rand) of funding from the Kick Start Fund. Preference will be given to projects that provide co-funding.
- In the case where collaborative projects provide matched co-funding (equal to that of the Kick Start Fund) the limit will be R 1,000,000 (One million Rand). For collaborative projects that do not provide matched co-funding the limit will be R 500,000 (Five hundred thousand Rand).
Eligibility:
- The uYilo Kick Start fund is open to the entire eMobility innovation value chain, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), automotive component suppliers, small medium micro enterprises (SMMEs), entrepreneurs, science councils, and higher education institutes (HEIs) working on innovative solutions in electric mobility.
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