Innovate UK competitions: registrations now open for funding

Technology and innovation competitions currently underway offer funding from Innovate UK, the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) and Horizon 2020.

Follow the links below to find out more and apply:

Innovate UK

New funding to drive improvements in immersive content creation

 Businesses can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects that support better, more immersive experiences.

Agri-tech Catalyst round 7: agriculture and food systems innovation

UK businesses and research organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million from DFID (Department for International Development) for projects with partners in eligible African countries.

Energy Catalyst round 6: transforming energy access

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million to address the need for clean, affordable and secure energy in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Open grant funding competition: round 3

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

Game-changing ideas for civil aerospace: apply for funding

UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million to carry out collaborative R&D, collaborative fast-track and feasibility projects to enhance the UK’s position in civil aerospace.

Innovation loans: September 2018 open competition

Loans available for game-changing innovations with strong commercial potential that will significantly improve the UK economy.

Zero emission vehicles: funding to drive development and adoption

Businesses working on ultra-low or zero-emission projects can apply for a share of £22 million to develop their ideas and help the UK become a world leader.

Future electric vehicles: Faraday battery challenge, round 3

The latest Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund opportunity is offering up to £25 million to UK businesses working on next-generation batteries.

Digital health technology catalyst round 3: feasibility studies

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million to speed up development of commercial digital health solutions.

Digital health technology catalyst round 3: collaborative R&D

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £8 million to speed up development of commercial digital health solutions.

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SBRI funding competitions

SBRI supports a range of competitions with public sector organisations and departments. Find out more about SBRI: the Small Business Research Initiative here.

Latest SBRI competitions:

SBRI: improve firefighters’ operations and safety with digital technology

Organisations can apply for a share of £1.25 million (including VAT) for an instantly deployable solution for real time tracking of firefighters at incidents.

SBRI first of a kind round 2: demonstrating tomorrow’s stations and a greener railway

Businesses can apply for a share of £3.5 million, including VAT, to develop demonstrators for decarbonisation of the railway and customer experience in stations.

SBRI: intelligent data to transform local council service delivery

Transforming local council service delivery by analysing and using intelligently captured data.

SBRI: finding a solution to Hylobius abietis in Scottish forestry

Organisations can apply for a share of £150,000, including VAT, to develop innovative ways to reduce mortality of young forest trees in Scotland caused by pine weevil damage.

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Horizon 2020

There are also opportunities for funding through the Horizon 2020 programme which focuses on European projects in research and innovation.

Find out more: Horizon 2020: what it is and how to apply for funding

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Find out about all current open & upcoming funding opportunities here.



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