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  • Electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics in extreme environments

    UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million to develop reliable extreme environment grade electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics and AI systems. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project you must:

    • be a UK-based small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) for feasibility studies
    • be a UK-based business, of any size, for collaborative research and development (R&D)

    The lead applicant and collaborators must carry out all project work in the UK and intend to exploit the results from or in the UK.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    11 March 2019
    Closes:
    8 May 2019

  • March expression of interest: UK Aerospace Research and Technology

    The UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme provides grant funding to industrial research and capital projects to encourage innovation in UK civil aerospace.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project or work alone you must:

    This is an expression of interest competition. You must have a successful application in this competition before you can apply to the full stage competition.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    4 March 2019
    Closes:
    20 March 2019

  • Investment opportunity: immersive technology investment accelerator

    UK investors can apply to partner with Innovate UK to combine grant funding with investment in UK immersive tech companies.

    Eligibility

    To be selected as an investor partner you must:

    • be an equity provider based in the UK
    • demonstrate an interest in immersive technology businesses
    • commit to exploring co-investment in the portfolio of micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) companies selected in the second phase competition

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    4 March 2019
    Closes:
    3 April 2019

  • SBRI rail first of a kind round 3: resilience, freight, noise and environment

    Businesses can apply for a share of £5.5 million, including VAT, to develop demonstrators to enhance resilience, freight operations and the environment.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can be an organisation of any size and must:

    • carry out your project in the UK
    • involve an owner of railway assets (such as stations, rolling stock or infrastructure), an experienced railway organisation and a railway organisation that has the potential to become a customer (this can be the same organisation or 3 separate organisations)
    • include a potential integration partner as a subcontractor

    Partners can only be involved on a subcontract basis.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    25 February 2019
    Closes:
    24 April 2019

  • Analysis for innovators round 4 expression of interest

    UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £4 million to work with the best scientists and research facilities to resolve productivity and competitiveness issues.

    Eligibility

    To apply you must:

    • be a UK based business, of any size
    • be prepared to work with one or more analysis for innovators (A4I) funding partners

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    25 February 2019
    Closes:
    20 March 2019

  • Demonstrators addressing cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things

    UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million for collaborative R&D projects addressing major cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project you must:

    • be a UK based business, of any size
    • involve at least one academic partner
    • involve at least one micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with others
    • carry out your project work in the UK
    • intend to exploit the results in or from the UK

    Open now

    Opened:
    18 February 2019
    Closes:
    1 May 2019

  • Innovate UK Smart Grants: February 2019

    Opportunity to apply for a share of up to £20 million to deliver ambitious or disruptive R&D innovations with significant potential for impact on the UK economy.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project you must:

    • be a UK based business of any size or a research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • carry out your project in the UK
    • intend to exploit the results from the UK
    • be an SME if you want to work alone
    • include an SME if you want to collaborate with others (businesses, research organisations, public sector organisations and/or charities)

    Open now

    Opened:
    18 February 2019
    Closes:
    24 April 2019

  • UK and Canada: enhancing industrial productivity

    UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative technologies targeting global markets with Canadian partners.

    Eligibility

    This competition has 2 themes. We are looking for UK and Canadian SMEs and research organisations to lead and collaborate. Eligibility varies depending on the themes you apply for. The full eligibility is set out in the eligibility tab.

    Open now

    Opened:
    11 February 2019
    Closes:
    9 May 2019

  • Developing digital roads and improving air quality (development or pilot only, 1 phase) : SBRI competition

    Highways England is funding 2 parallel competitions for solutions and ideas designed for use on UK roads. This competition is for proven feasibility projects at development stage (higher TRL).

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

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

    Your idea must be suitable for trial on the strategic road network in England.

    Open now

    Opened:
    11 February 2019
    Closes:
    8 May 2019

  • Developing digital roads and improving air quality (feasibility study and development or pilot, 2 phases): SBRI competition

    Highways England is funding 2 parallel competitions for solutions and ideas designed for use on UK roads. This competition is for unproven feasibility projects (low TRL).

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

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

    Your idea must be suitable for trial on the strategic road network in England.

    Open now

    Opened:
    11 February 2019
    Closes:
    8 May 2019

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