2023 mega-Challenge competition dates
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| 2023 Challenges announced | 1 August 2023 |
| 2023 Challenges briefing webinars | 5 September 2023 (SensOoChip) |
| Competition opens | 11 September 2023 |
| Phase 1 application deadline | Thursday 26 October 2023, 12.00 (noon) BST |
| Phase 1 applicants notified of outcome | December 2023 |
| Phase 1 start date | By 2 January 2024 |
| Phase 2 application deadline | 16 September 2024 |
| Phase 3 application deadline | TBC |
2023 Two Phase Challenges competition dates
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| 2023 Challenges announced | 1 August 2023 |
| 2023 Challenges briefing webinar | 6 September 2023 (CrossDART) |
| Competition opens | 11 September 2023 |
| Phase 1 application deadline | Thursday 26 October 2023, 12.00 (noon) BST |
| Phase 1 applicants notified of outcome | December 2023 |
| Phase 1 start date | By 2 January 2024 |
| Phase 2 application deadline | Friday 14 June 2024, 12.00 (noon BST) |
2023 Single Phase Challenges competition dates
| Activity | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| FET4Thyroid | aTRACKtive | |
| 2023 Challenges announced | August 2023 | |
| 2023 Challenges briefing webinars | 6 September 2023 (FET4Thyroid) | 7 September 2023 (aTRACKtive) |
| Competition opens | 11 September 2023 | Reopened 23 November 2023 |
| Single Phase application deadline | Thursday 2 November 2023, 12.00 (noon) GMT | Thursday 4 January 2024, 12.00 (noon) GMT |
| Shortlisted applicants notified of outcome | December 2023 | January 2024 |
| Single Phase Challenge Panel | January 2024 | February 2024 |
| Project start date | By 11 March 2024 | By 25 March |
Sponsoring a Challenge
2024 Challenges
Deadlines for Challenge submission and selection will be confirmed later in the year. Please use the deadlines from 2023 Challenges below as a guide.
| Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Deadline for Challenge submission | 16 February 2024 | |
| Notification of Challenge selection | April 2024 | |
| Deadline for Challenge Brief completion | June 2024 | |
| 2024 Challenges Announced | July 2024 | |
| Two Phase Challenges | Single Phase Challenges | |
| Challenges Launch event | September 2024 | September 2024 |
| Phase 1 application deadline | 24 October 2024 | - |
| Single Phase application deadline | - | 31 October 2024 |
| Phase 1 Review Panel meeting | November 2024 | |
| Single Phase Review Panel | November 2024 | |
| Single Phase Challenge Panel | January 2025 | |