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  • Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 10, 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
    • eligible research organisation

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    23 June 2025
    Closes:
    5 November 2025

  • BridgeAI Innovation Exchange: Empowering AI Innovation

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £350,000 for five month projects. This funding is from Innovate UK’s BridgeAI programme.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants.

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

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    24 March 2025
    Closes:
    23 April 2025

  • Cyber Local 2025-2026

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.8 million to target the growth of the cyber security sector and the development of cyber security skills. This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

    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
    • be an academic institution
    • be a research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • be a charity
    • be a not for profit
    • be a public sector organisation
    • demonstrate how its operations and involvement in the project will benefit the geographical area

    Open now

    Opened:
    17 March 2025
    Closes:
    30 April 2025

  • Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: Round 20

    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:
    6 March 2025
    Closes:
    7 May 2025

  • Launchpad: net zero industry, Southwest Wales – Rd2 CR&D

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.9 million for business led projects that grow their innovation activities in the net zero industrial cluster in Southwest Wales. This funding is from Innovate UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a project your business must:

    • be a UK registered business of any size
    • carry out all its project work in the UK
    • be growing your innovation activities in the net zero industrial cluster in Southwest Wales
    • intend to exploit the project outcomes from the UK for domestic or global benefit

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

    Open now

    Opened:
    24 February 2025
    Closes:
    9 April 2025

  • Investor Partnerships – health technologies, West Yorkshire: Rd 2

    UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding for projects that grow their innovation activities in the health technology cluster in West Yorkshire, alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants only.

    To apply your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized business (SME)
    • carry out all its project work in the UK
    • be growing your innovation activities in the health technology cluster in West Yorkshire
    • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
    • have been invited to apply by an investor from our pool of selected investor partners

    Open now

    Opened:
    24 February 2025
    Closes:
    9 April 2025

  • Investor Partnerships – digital technologies, North East: Rd 2

    UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding for projects that grow their innovation activities in the digital technologies cluster in North East England, alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants only.

    To apply your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized business (SME)
    • carry out all its project work in the UK
    • be growing your innovation activities in the digital technology cluster in the North East of England
    • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
    • have been invited to apply by an investor from our pool of selected investor partners

    Open now

    Opened:
    24 February 2025
    Closes:
    9 April 2025

  • Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 – 2026 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:
    18 February 2025
    Closes:
    9 April 2025

  • APCUK: ARMD4 Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator 4

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million for late stage R&D projects that help accelerate the UK transition to zero emission vehicles and towards a net zero automotive future.

    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
    • have an active registered business base in the UK
    • be a grant recipient

    Closing soon

    Opened:
    27 January 2025
    Closes:
    2 April 2025

  • Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 6: Smart Shipping

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million for innovative Smart Shipping technologies and skills for maritime decarbonisation. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered business of any size
    • collaborate with other UK registered organisations

    Open now

    Opened:
    24 January 2025
    Closes:
    16 April 2025

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