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  • Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: round 14

    UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applications from micro, small or medium-sized enterprises (SME) registered in the UK.

    Open now

    Opened:
    7 March 2024
    Closes:
    1 May 2024

  • Future Leaders Fellowships: round 9, business and non-academic

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders. This funding is from UKRI.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants with supporting organisations.
    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:
    • business of any size
    • charitable organisation
    • catapult
    • public body
    • Agri-tech Centre

    Open now

    Opened:
    7 March 2024
    Closes:
    25 June 2024

  • ATI Programme strategic batch: EoI - March 24

    The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
    To lead a project or work alone your organisation must:
    • be a UK registered business of any size to lead a research project
    • be a UK registered business of any size, an academic institution, research organisation or a research and technology organisation (RTO) to lead a capital infrastructure project
    • plan to carry out an aerospace research or technology development project in the UK
    • address the requirements of the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy
    • sign up to the Aerospace Technology Institute framework agreement

    Closing soon

    Opened:
    4 March 2024
    Closes:
    20 March 2024

  • Analysis for Innovators Round 13: Stage 1 EOI

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million to resolve productivity and competitiveness issues by working with top scientists and research facilities.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants only.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).

    Open now

    Opened:
    4 March 2024
    Closes:
    3 April 2024

  • UK-South Korea CR&D 2024

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with South Korea. You must collaborate with at least one South Korean business applying under the equivalent KIAT or KETEP programme.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered business of any size
    • partner with a South Korean registered business, which must be a separate non-linked entity to the UK project partners

    Open now

    Opened:
    26 February 2024
    Closes:
    22 May 2024

  • SBRI: Accessible solutions for disrupted journeys

    Organisations can apply for a share of £1 million, inclusive of VAT. This is to develop an accessible and inclusive focussed solution, physical or digital, to support transport users when a journey is disrupted.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Open now

    Opened:
    19 February 2024
    Closes:
    3 April 2024

  • Diet and health innovation: Early stage feasibility projects

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for early stage feasibility projects working with one or more of the Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) hubs. This funding is from BBSRC and Innovate UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:
    • business of any size
    or
    The lead applicant and partners must be members of a Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) hub.

    Open now

    Opened:
    14 February 2024
    Closes:
    8 May 2024

  • Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2024 to 2025 Round 1

    UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult
    • collaborate with a UK registered business of any size, eligible public sector organisation, charity or charitable business with two or more full time employees

    The business must contribute to the project’s costs.

    Open now

    Opened:
    13 February 2024
    Closes:
    10 April 2024

  • Unlocking nature positive private investment

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for developing solutions that enable private investors to invest in nature positive projects. This funding is from Innovate UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applications and collaborations.

    To lead a project your organisation:

    We encourage projects that collaborate with other UK registered organisations.

    Open now

    Opened:
    12 February 2024
    Closes:
    10 April 2024

  • UK - Germany Bilateral: Collaborative R&D Round 3

    UK registered organisations, collaborating with at least one German SME applying under the equivalent German ZIM programme, can apply for a share of up to £4 million for collaborative projects resulting in innovative solutions in emerging technologies.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to UK and German collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must:
    • be a UK registered business of any size
    • be or involve at least one grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with a German registered SME

    Open now

    Opened:
    6 February 2024
    Closes:
    3 June 2024

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