The GW-Shift Challenge Fund is for projects that support the shift towards a green economy in the South West of England and South Wales through adoption of hydrogen and hydrogen-related technologies.
Funding is available to help local authorities and other public-sector partners to define real place-based challenges and work with academic teams to develop short, practical projects.
Projects should take no longer than 9 months and can include:
- developing low carbon energy plans around low-carbon hydrogen
- feasibility studies, technical validation, proof-of-principle or early-stage demonstrator planning
- market validation, supply-chain analysis
- policy work
- data mapping and modelling
The maximum funding available is £50,000 per project, supporting up to five challenge-led projects. There is an additional discretionary fund of up to £10,000 per project to support public engagement activities should this be required.
Projects should have at least one external partner from civic, local authority, or public-sector body working with an academic team. Industry partners can also be involved but projects would then need to provide match funding.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants for collaborative proposals between the public sector and academic teams to advance the shift towards a green economy through the use of hydrogen technologies
Application deadline:
12 October 2026