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  • Mindset extended reality (XR): Digital therapeutics for mental health

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3.7 million for R&D projects that provide digital therapeutics for mental health solutions. This funding is from Innovate UK.

    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.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    28 October 2024
    Closes:
    15 January 2025

  • Media Cymru Scale Up Round 2

    UK registered organisations based in Wales, can apply for a grant funding request between £100,000 and £250,000. The organisations must develop innovative products, services or experiences for the media sector.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.

    To lead a project your organisation must fulfil all three criteria:

    1. Be a UK registered business with a business address in Wales
    2. Be based in the Cardiff Capital Region or collaborate with at least one UK registered business of any size, academic institution, charity, not for profit, public sector organisation or research and technology organisation (RTO) in the Cardiff Capital Region
    3. Intend to exploit the results in the Cardiff Capital Region

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    7 October 2024
    Closes:
    4 December 2024

  • UK – Germany Bilateral: Collaborative R&D Round 4

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million to enhance UK and German collaborations in emerging fields of technology. You must collaborate with at least one German SME applying under the equivalent German ZIM programme.

    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
    • collaborate with at least one German-registered SME applying to the counterpart German ZIM programme, which must be a separate legal entity and not linked to the UK partners

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

    Open now

    Opened:
    30 September 2024
    Closes:
    6 December 2024

  • Knowledge transfer partnership (KTP): 2024 to 2025 Round 4

    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:
    30 September 2024
    Closes:
    4 December 2024

  • Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 4 Discovery

    Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the Round 4 challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a Discovery Phase Project, you must be an Ofgem licensed electricity or gas distribution network, transmission operator, or Electricity System Operator (ESO).

    Open now

    Opened:
    23 September 2024
    Closes:
    23 October 2024

  • Contracts for Innovation: International Rail Innovation Challenges

    Organisations can apply for a share of £500,000, inclusive of VAT, to deliver feasibility studies addressing international rail challenges.

    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.

    Closing soon

    Opened:
    23 September 2024
    Closes:
    16 October 2024

  • Agri-tech and food technology, Eastern England – round 3 CR&D

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for business led projects that grow their innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Eastern England. This funding is from 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
    • be growing your innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Eastern England
    • 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:
    23 September 2024
    Closes:
    6 November 2024

  • Agri-tech and food technology, Eastern England - Round 2 MFA

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for business led projects that grow their innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Eastern England. This funding is from Innovate UK.

    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)
    • be growing your innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Eastern England
    • not have previously been awarded funding from the MFA Round 1 competition for this Eastern England Launchpad
    • intend to exploit the project outcomes from the UK for domestic or global benefit

    Open now

    Opened:
    23 September 2024
    Closes:
    6 November 2024

  • Cyber Local

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.3 million targeting cyber skills and innovation for the growth of the cyber security sector. This funding is from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.

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

    You must be delivering your proposal in one of the seven specified areas and have the endorsement of the local steering group.

    Closing soon

    Opened:
    16 September 2024
    Closes:
    9 October 2024

  • Eureka Globalstars Japan Round 3

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million to develop Innovative proposals in partnership with Japan and other participating Eureka countries.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To be eligible for grant funding from Innovate UK your collaboration:

    • must be led by a UK registered business of any size
    • must partner with a Japanese registered SME which must be a separate non-linked entity to the UK project partners
    • can include other UK registered organisations

    For more information on company sizes, please refer to the company accounts guidance. This is a change from the EU definition unless you are applying under State aid.

    Open now

    Opened:
    9 September 2024
    Closes:
    4 December 2024

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