Funding Opportunities
Positive change is driven through new ideas and innovation. But innovation is complex. Sometimes projects need to be connected with new opportunities or looked at from new perspectives to make the difference. This is where Innovate UK KTN comes in.
If you’re looking for experienced input into your idea, product, service, research or challenge, then invite us to get involved. We will not only work with you in understanding your market or challenge but will also direct you to the latest funding opportunities available, and how you can apply.
Find out how Innovate UK KTN can support your funding application or help you find partners.
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Cyber security academic startup accelerator programme (CyberASAP) 2023, year 7: phase 1
Opens 27/03/2023
Closes: 19/04/2023
Individuals based in a UK academic institution can apply for a share of up to £800,000 to join the cyber security academic startup accelerator programme 2023-2024 (CyberASAP) year 7.
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Automotive Transformation Fund Scale up Readiness Validation 2
Opens 03/04/2023
Closes: 11/05/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £11 million to validate readiness for scale up of manufacturing processes in the automotive supply chain of net zero technologies.
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Automotive Transformation Fund Feasibility Studies: Round 4
Opens 03/04/2023
Closes: 11/05/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million. This is for business case feasibility studies to support scale up of the UK’s zero emission automotive supply chain.
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SBRI: Skin Cancer detection using Artificial Intelligence
Opens 27/03/2023
Closes: 19/05/2023
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Diabetes – Remote HbA1c Open Innovation Challenge
Opens 27/03/2023
Closes: 05/06/2023
The Scottish Health Industry Partnership (SHIP), part of the Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office (CSO) is funding a Diabetes – Remote HbA1c Open Innovation Challenge. Applicants can apply for a share of a total challenge fund of £250,000, inclusive of VAT split across two phases.
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Digital Dairy Chain: Collaborative R&D and growth
Opens 17/04/2023
Closes: 31/05/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2m for business focussed innovation in advanced and high value dairy production and manufacturing. This funding is from Digital Dairy Chain for Cumbria, South and West Scotland.
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Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme 2023
Opens 21/03/2023
Closes: 21/04/2023
Apply now to be part of the Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme for 2023. Innovate UK KTN will select up to 15 SMEs to join the programme to accelerate their investment journey.
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V2X Innovation programme: bi-directional charging demonstrations
Opens 21/03/2023
Closes: 10/05/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £9.4m for small scale demonstrations of novel Vehicle to everything (V2X) energy technology providing storage and flexible services under Phase 2 of the V2X Innovation Programme.
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Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing: CR&D
Opens 31/03/2023
Closes: 26/05/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million for ambitious collaborative R&D projects to support UK materials and manufacturing organisations to become significantly more resource efficient.
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ATI Programme strategic batch: expression of interest March 2023
Opens 20/03/2023
Closes: 05/04/2023
The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.
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NATEP Helping SMEs innovate in aerospace: Spring 2023
Opens 27/03/2023
Closes: 10/05/2023
UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for industrial-led civil aerospace collaborative R&D projects.
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UK – Switzerland Bilateral: Collaborative R&D
Opens 17/04/2023
Closes: 26/07/2023
UK registered organisations, in collaboration with at least one Swiss registered business can apply for a share of up to £2 million for research projects resulting in innovative solutions.
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Mobility Pathfinder 2023
Opens 01/03/2023
Closes: 12/05/2023
£50k-£70k funding available for inspirational, life-enhancing ideas, prototypes, or plans to reimagine how personal mobility options in the UK can better support a rapidly ageing population to stay connected, active, and independent for longer.
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Future Economy Investor Partnerships SME round 1
Opens 16/03/2023
Closes: 10/05/2023
UK registered SMEs, invited to apply by an investor from our pool of selected investor partners, can apply for grant funding alongside private investment.
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QuantERA Call 2023
Opens 26/01/2023
Closes: 11/05/2023
QuantERA II Consortium is pleased to announce a call for transnational research projects in Quantum Science and Technologies, with around 33 M EUR available.
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European Commission Plastics Related Funding & tender opportunities
Opens 01/03/2023
Closes: 22/02/2024
Horizon Europe funding for reducing plastic pollution, pollutant monitoring, circular economy, and biodegradation validation. Various closing dates.
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Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds 2023
Opens 13/03/2023
Closes: 15/05/2023
Grant funding will be made available to stimulate the development and testing of new ideas that can help improve the ecological condition of woodlands, and their resilience to climate change, via increased demand for wood and increased levels of woodland management.
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Tree Production Innovation Fund 2023
Opens 13/03/2023
Closes: 09/05/2023
The TPIF has been designed to encourage the development and adoption of new technologies and ways of working that will enhance the quantity and quality of tree planting stock available for planting in England, and to ensure genetically diverse material from a wide range of species and provenances is available.
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Red Diesel Replacement competition
Opens 08/02/2023
Closes: 23/03/2023
This competition provides funding for projects developing low carbon alternatives to red diesel for construction, mining and quarrying. This is Phase 2 of a two-phase competition, but is open to all applicants, whether or not they have taken part in Phase 1.
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Battery manufacturing training initiative: expression of interest
Opens 07/03/2023
Closes: 04/04/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million to establish at least one training initiative for battery manufacturing. This funding is from the Faraday Battery Challenge. This is a phase 1 EoI of a potential 2 phase competition.
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Global Innovation Exchange challenge: Airport Navigation in the Metaverse for Improved Accessibility
Opens 06/03/2023
Closes: 18/04/2023
This Global Innovation Exchange challenge, delivered by Innovate UK KTN through the Global Alliance Africa project, is supporting Kenya Airways to identify innovative solutions for airport navigation via the metaverse. They would like to harness the opportunities that next generation technologies provide to improve accessibility for all travellers to navigate the complex logistics of airports.