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23 competitions

  • UK-South Korea Digital Health CRD

    £3 million is available for UK registered SMEs and eligible partners from Innovate UK and Medical Research Council for business led R&D projects, delivering industrial innovation through academic collaboration in Digital Health, for the UK and South Korea

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations of UK organisations only.
    To lead a project you must:
    • be a grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with a UK registered academic institution or research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • collaborate with at least two eligible South Korean registered organisations, which must be separate non-linked entities to the UK project partners

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    19 June 2023
    Closes:
    2 August 2023

  • India – UK Collaborative R&D for industrial sustainability

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative proposals with India. 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 or involve at least one grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with an Indian registered business, which must be a separate legal entity, not linked to the UK partners

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    31 May 2023
    Closes:
    6 September 2023

  • Design Foundations Round 2: Responsive

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for people-centred and system-aware design projects across a range of themes and innovation areas to influence their future R&D activity.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

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

    • business of any size
    • public sector organisation
    • charity
    • not-for-profit organisation

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    31 May 2023
    Closes:
    26 July 2023

  • Design Foundations Round 2: Net Zero Living

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for people-centred and system-aware design projects across a range of themes and innovation areas to influence their future R&D activity.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

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

    • business of any size
    • public sector organisation
    • charity
    • not-for-profit organisation

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    31 May 2023
    Closes:
    26 July 2023

  • SBRI: UKAEA Fusion industry challenges prototype development

    Organisations can apply for a share of up to £5.6 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop solutions for fuel cycle services which use Lithium.

    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.

    Open now

    Opened:
    25 May 2023
    Closes:
    19 July 2023

  • African Agriculture Knowledge transfer partnerships: 2023-24 R3

    UK registered higher or further education institutions, RTOs or Catapults, can apply for a share of up to £2.5m from the African agriculture KTP, working with a knowledge base and business partner registered in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa.

    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 knowledge base and business partner from an eligible African country

    Open now

    Opened:
    24 May 2023
    Closes:
    5 July 2023

  • Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2023 to 2024 Round 3

    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 2 or more full time employees

    The business must contribute to the project’s costs.

    Open now

    Opened:
    23 May 2023
    Closes:
    5 July 2023

  • Farming Futures: Environmental resilience, Feasibility

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million across the two strands of this competition. This will be to develop innovative solutions for sustainable and resilient farming. This funding is from Farming Futures R&D Fund.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    Open now

    Opened:
    22 May 2023
    Closes:
    19 July 2023

  • Farming Futures: Environmental resilience, Industrial research

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million across the two strands of this competition. This will be to develop innovative solutions for sustainable and resilient farming. This funding is from Farming Futures R&D Fund.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    Open now

    Opened:
    22 May 2023
    Closes:
    19 July 2023

  • Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition: Round 9

    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 and medium sized enterprises (SME) registered in the UK.

    Open now

    Opened:
    11 May 2023
    Closes:
    12 July 2023

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