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Latest Funding Opportunities
Competition closes: ongoing
The Global Incubator Programme is open to small or medium enterprises across the UK. It enables businesses to build up the necessary partnerships, collaborations, and networks to scale globally.
SMEs are invited to apply to join cohorts relevant to their industry to develop a global innovation ecosystem.
Current opportunities:
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Singapore: Agri-Food Innovation (competition closes: 12 June 2024)
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New York: Clean Growth Technologies (competition closes: 7 June 2024)
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Canada: Advanced Manufacturing (competition closes: 28 June 2024)
Competition closes: 11th December 2024
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £9.5 million for Quantum Computing and Quantum Networks projects. The aim of this competition is to accelerate Quantum Computing and Quantum Networks technologies by increasing their capabilities and removing technological barriers to their commercialisation and adoption.
Projects must identify one or more key technological barriers or limitations and propose an innovative project that will address them. Applications must outline a plan to further develop and exploit the solution within the UK. Projects must exploit the capabilities of second generation quantum technologies. These are defined as those involving the generation and coherent control of quantum states, resulting in phenomena such as superposition or entanglement.
Competition closes: 1 August 2018
Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £16 million in 4 large scale creative industries demonstrator projects through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). This is part of the Audience of the Future (AotF) programme. This competition aims to explore future global, mass market, commercial opportunities in the creative industries. Primarily this will be through pre-commercial collaboration at scale. You must demonstrate you can significantly improve on the current state of the art in your field. Proposals must include access to globally recognised intellectual property (IP) and reach an audience of 100,000 people. They must detail how the project will generate consumer insight at scale. Projects must be business-led and carried out in collaboration with organisations from relevant sectors. Information sourced from Innovate UK and available from www.gov.uk
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Competition closes: Wednesday 9 April 2025 11:00am
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £750,000 for projects that grow their innovation activities in the net zero industrial cluster in South West Wales. The aim of this competition is to support outstanding innovation projects led by businesses.
Your business must use the funding to grow your innovation activities in the net zero industrial cluster in Southwest Wales, both during and after the project. This region consists of Carmarthenshire, Neath-Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea. Your project can focus on the markets for industrial decarbonisation in Southwest Wales and globally. Your project’s total eligible grant funding request must be between £150,000 and £750,000.
Competition closes: Wednesday 30 April 2025 11:00am
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.5 million in total across the two stages of this competition to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or the Indo-Pacific regions.
The aim of this competition is to accelerate the innovations needed to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or Indo-Pacific regions. Creating a just and inclusive energy transition by integrating gender equality, disability, and social inclusion to ensure we are extending the benefits of clean energy to all to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 7 and 13. Your project’s total eligible costs must be between £50,000 and £300,000.
Competition closes: 6 December 2024
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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million to enhance UK and German collaborations in emerging fields of technology.
Projects must demonstrate:
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a clear game-changing or disruptive innovative idea leading to new products, processes or services
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a strong and deliverable business proposal within your application that addresses and documents, market potential and needs
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sound, practical financial plans and timelines
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good value for money
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how you intend to deliver significant economic impact, return on investment (ROI) and growth through commercialisation, within 2 to 3 years of project completion
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clear potential to significantly benefit the UK economy or national productivity
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the benefit of participants from the countries working together and how this adds value
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a clear definition of where intellectual property (IP) can be used and shared between the participants and countries
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a clear route to market within 2 to 3 years of project completion
Competition closes: 16 April 2025
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million for innovative clean maritime technologies and skills. This funding is from the Department for Transport. The Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) Round 6 is part of a suite of interventions launched by the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE). UK SHORE aims to transform the UK into a global leader in the design and manufacturing of clean maritime technology. These will be to carry out innovative pre-deployment trials and feasibility studies. The aim of Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 6 is to fund pre-deployment trials and feasibility studies into clean maritime technologies and skills that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Competition closes: 11th December 2024
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Mid and North Wales.
The aim of this competition is to support outstanding innovation projects led by businesses. Your business must be growing your innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Mid and North Wales. For this competition, Mid and North Wales consists of Ceredigion, Powys, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.
Projects must focus on innovation in agri-tech or food technology.
Projects must contribute to growing innovation activities in the cluster, both during and after the project.
Competition closes: 4th December 2024
The aim of this competition is to deliver innovative products, services and experiences to address challenges that have been identified within the Welsh media industry, through R&D funding.
Projects must:
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Aim to provide solutions with proven feasibility, that address challenges or opportunities that you have identified
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Demonstrate a realistic potential to deliver economic growth
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Be an idea that is set for rapid commercialisation following project completion
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Actively share knowledge and outputs with Media Cymru
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Align with at least one of Media Cymru's strategic pillars
The Media Cymru programme strategic pillars are:
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Green - reducing the environmental impact of the sector
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Fair - creating a fair, equal and diverse sector
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Global - increasing international collaborations
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Growth - driving growth and productivity through RD&I
Competition closes: 2025
Welsh Government has launched a £10m Circular Economy Fund to support projects that will grow the economy and address the climate emergency. Funding is available for businesses, research organisations, third sector organisations, and health boards in Wales. Aligned with the Welsh Government’s Net Zero Wales and Circular Economy strategy, Beyond Recycling, the Circular Economy Fund will support organisations moving towards a net zero carbon economy. The funding will support investment in manufacturing processes to increase the use of recycled and re-used content in products or components, or to extend the lifetime of products and materials. The level of support provided for individual projects will depend on the organisation applying and the type of project proposed. As an example, businesses may be awarded up to £200,000 per year for two years, with a 50% intervention rate.