Innovation competitions

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5 competitions

  • Digital Twin Energy Grids

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.2 million for collaborative projects that enable digital twins, data interoperability and cyber resilience in the UK energy networks. This funding is from Innovate UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must:

    Open now

    Opened:
    22 April 2024
    Closes:
    24 May 2024

  • International Green Corridors Fund: UK – IE Feasibility Studies

    UK registered organisations and Irish organisations can apply for a share of up to a combined total of £860,000 (EUR 1 million) for joint R&D projects focused on UK and IE Green Shipping Corridor routes.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to Ireland and UK collaborations only.

    The project consortium must include:

    • a UK registered port or harbour
    • an eligible Irish registered port or harbour
    • a UK or Irish registered business that is a vessel owner or operator with a vessel operating on a route between Ireland and the UK

    Open now

    Opened:
    15 April 2024
    Closes:
    30 May 2024

  • 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.

    Open now

    Opened:
    27 March 2024
    Closes:
    8 May 2024

  • UK-Switzerland CR&D Round 2

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for innovative projects in all technologies. You must collaborate with at least one Swiss implementation partner applying under the equivalent Swiss Innosuisse programme.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to UK and Swiss collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered business of any size
    • be or involve at least one grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with a Swiss implementation partner

    Closing soon

    Opened:
    5 February 2024
    Closes:
    1 May 2024

  • Eureka Quantum collaborative R&D Multilateral 2024

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million to develop quantum technologies with organisations from Eureka partner countries.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To be eligible for grant funding from Innovate UK, you must:

    • be business-led
    • be or include at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME)
    • include at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka countries participating in the competition

    The UK is a Eureka country participating in the competition.

    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:
    5 February 2024
    Closes:
    8 May 2024

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