Innovation competitions
26 competitions
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Innovate UK Investor Partnerships: Investor Selection April 2024
Investors can apply to partner with Innovate UK to invest in innovative SMEs aligned with grant funding.Eligibility
To be considered as an investor partner you must:- be an investor
- demonstrate that you are credible, have capacity for investment and have the capability to be an Innovate UK investor partner
- confirm an interest in investing in businesses innovating in one or more of the future economy areas described in the Innovate UK plan for action
- demonstrate your good financial standing
Open now
- Opened:
- 15 April 2024
- Closes:
- 15 May 2024
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Automotive Transformation Fund Feasibility Studies: Round 5
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This is for business case feasibility studies to support scale up of the UK’s zero emission automotive supply chain.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.
You may still apply to lead a project if you are a non-UK registered business at the time of application, but you must set up a UK registered business before you can receive an award.
Open now
- Opened:
- 10 April 2024
- Closes:
- 17 May 2024
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UK-Taiwan CRD 2024
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Taiwan. You must collaborate with at least one Taiwan business applying under the equivalent DoIT programme.Eligibility
To lead a project your organisation must:
- be a UK registered business of any size
- partner with a Taiwan registered business, which must be a separate non-linked entity to the UK project partners
Open now
- Opened:
- 8 April 2024
- Closes:
- 17 July 2024
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Resource-efficient or bio-based materials and manufacturing, FS 2
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million for innovative feasibility studies in advanced low carbon manufacturing. This funding is from Innovate UK and BBSRC.Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only.To lead a project, your organisation must be a UK registered:
- business of any size
- micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
- academic institution
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
- charity
- not for profit
- public sector organisation
You must be or involve at least one grant claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).Open now
- Opened:
- 2 April 2024
- Closes:
- 29 May 2024
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Feasibility studies for AI solutions: Series 2
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million in grant funding to deliver feasibility studies. These studies will be to develop innovative solutions using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address business challenges and opportunities.Eligibility
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To be eligible, a consortium can only consist of two organisations who must apply for funding when entering their costs into the application.
To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
The project lead must collaborate with one other organisation: either a UK registered SME or UK registered academic institution.Closing soon
- Opened:
- 27 March 2024
- Closes:
- 8 May 2024
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APC: ARMD3 - Advanced route to market demonstrator 3
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million for late stage R&D projects that help accelerate the UK towards a zero emission automotive future.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.Closing soon
- Opened:
- 25 March 2024
- Closes:
- 1 May 2024
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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.Closing soon
- Opened:
- 7 March 2024
- Closes:
- 1 May 2024
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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
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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
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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
The lead applicant and partners must be members of a Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) hub.- a research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding
Closing soon
- Opened:
- 14 February 2024
- Closes:
- 8 May 2024
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