Innovation competitions

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3 competitions

  • Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6 (AKT 6)

    UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

    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 with four or more full time employees

    The business must contribute a minimum of 10% to the project’s costs.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    26 May 2026
    Closes:
    15 July 2026

  • Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Autumn

    UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT).

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants. Grants shall be awarded to, and administered by, the applicant organisation.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:

    • Public Sector Research Establishment (PRSE), UKRI wholly owned institute

    or

    • other public sector bodies that meet GOTT standard eligibility criteria, for example, arms length bodies (ALBs), that undertake research as a primary function

    Open now

    Opened:
    18 May 2026
    Closes:
    1 September 2026

  • Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 2

    UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

    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 with two or more full time employees

    The business must contribute to the project’s costs.

    Open now

    Opened:
    20 April 2026
    Closes:
    24 June 2026

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