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  • Digital Dairy Chain: Collaborative R&D and Growth Round 2 SIPF

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.1 million for business focussed innovation in advanced and high value dairy production and manufacturing. This funding is from Digital Dairy Chain for Cumbria, South and West Scotland.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must be:
    • either a UK registered business of any size or a UK farming business of any size
    • able to evidence that you are an established business, including sole traders and partnerships
    • based in Cumbria, South or West Scotland or carry out significant economic activity in that region

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    7 May 2024
    Closes:
    19 June 2024

  • DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 3

    UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for funding of between £10,000 and £30,000 for innovation projects to grow their business. This funding is from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).

    Eligibility

    To lead a project your organisation must be:

    Creative Industries are those industries which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    7 May 2024
    Closes:
    19 June 2024

  • ATI Programme strategic batch: EoI - May 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

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    7 May 2024
    Closes:
    23 May 2024

  • Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Extend, 2024 -2025

    Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for up to £250,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants only. Other organisations may contribute to the project as a subcontractor.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK government public sector organisation headed by an Accounting Officer responsible for upholding Managing Public Money (MPM).

    This includes:

    • UK government departments
    • arms-length bodies
    • public sector research establishments (PSREs)

    Open now

    Opened:
    29 April 2024
    Closes:
    No submission deadline

  • Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Explore, 2024 -2025

    Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for a share of up to £25,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants only. Other organisations may contribute to the project as a subcontractor.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK government public sector organisation headed by an Accounting Officer responsible for upholding Managing Public Money (MPM).

    This includes:

    • UK government departments
    • arms-length bodies
    • public sector research establishments (PSREs)

    Open now

    Opened:
    29 April 2024
    Closes:
    No submission deadline

  • Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Expand, 2024 -2025

    Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for up to £100,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants only. Other organisations may contribute to the project as a subcontractor.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK government public sector organisation headed by an Accounting Officer responsible for upholding Managing Public Money (MPM).

    This includes:

    • UK government departments
    • arms-length bodies
    • public sector research establishments (PSREs)

    Open now

    Opened:
    29 April 2024
    Closes:
    No submission deadline

  • Design Foundations Round 5

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for people centred and systemic design projects, across a range of themes and innovation areas. These are to influence, inform and de-risk their future R&D activity.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    Open now

    Opened:
    29 April 2024
    Closes:
    26 June 2024

  • Innovate UK Smart grants: April 2024

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered business of any size
    • be a UK registered research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • carry out all your research and development (R&D) project activity in the UK
    • intend to commercially exploit the project results from the UK

    You must be or involve at least one grant claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).

    Open now

    Opened:
    25 April 2024
    Closes:
    24 July 2024

  • Smart Shipping Acceleration Fund

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovative smart shipping technologies for maritime decarbonisation. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    Open now

    Opened:
    22 April 2024
    Closes:
    26 June 2024

  • Digital Twin Energy Grids

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.2 million for collaborative projects that enable digital twins, data interoperability and cyber resilience in the UK energy networks. This funding is from Innovate UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must:

    Open now

    Opened:
    22 April 2024
    Closes:
    24 May 2024

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