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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ISCF Future Plastic Packaging Solutions
Opens 26/10/2020
Closes: 20/01/2021
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for early-stage projects in smart and sustainable plastic packaging.
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Automotive Transformation Fund expression of interest: October 2020
Opens 19/10/2020
Closes: 11/11/2020
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 billion for capital investment and R&D projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK.
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UK and Canada biomanufacturing innovations in cell and gene therapies
Opens 26/10/2020
Closes: 23/12/2020
A collaborative opportunity with the National Research Council of Canada on process improvement in biomanufacturing of gene and cell therapies.
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Call for expression of interest to join the Space2Waves Internationalisation Programme
Opens 01/10/2020
Closes: 16/12/2020
Are you a European SME developing innovative products or services using Earth Observation applied to marine and maritime domains? Join the SpaceWave Alliance internationalisation programme! 30 SMEs will be selected to go global in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Deadline extended to 16th Dec.
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Environmentally sustainable compounds for hair conditioners
Opens 16/10/2020
Closes: 11/12/2020
Croda has launched a challenge on KTN’s Innovation Exchange to identify solutions that could lead to the next generation in hair conditioners. Industry or academia problem solvers will be given a commercial opportunity and receive support from Croda, KTN and the wider Innovate UK network.
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SBRI: Innovate at HS2 2020, phase 1
Opens 21/10/2020
Closes: 16/12/2020
This is an SBRI competition funded by HS2 Ltd. The aim of the competition is to deliver innovation that will drive project efficiencies and process optimisations during the design and construction phase of HS2. Feasibility study R&D contracts in phase 1 will be up to £30,000 each for 3-month projects.
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Improving Access to Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - Scotland
Opens 12/10/2020
Closes: 07/12/2020
Scottish Enterprise wishes to procure R&D services to explore and develop technological solutions to the challenge of improving access to electric vehicles charging infrastructure.
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Robotics for a more resilient future: feasibility strand
Opens 12/10/2020
Closes: 20/11/2020
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million in ISCF grant funding for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. This strand is for feasibility studies with a project size of £25,000 to £100,000.
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Robotics for a more resilient future: R&D strand
Opens 12/10/2020
Closes: 20/11/2020
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million in ISCF grant funding for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. This strand is for industrial research and experimental development with project size of £75,000 to £500,000.
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Transforming Foundation industries: Investor partner selection
Opens 19/10/2020
Closes: 09/12/2020
Investors can apply to align their investments with up to £7 million grant funding from Innovate UK to make foundation industries globally competitive. We are seeking investor partners that want to invest in high growth potential SMEs concerned with one or more of the themes of reducing resource and energy consumption.
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African agriculture knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2020 to 2021, round 4
Opens 06/10/2020
Closes: 28/10/2020
UK registered higher or further education institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2 million to help fund an innovation project with another knowledge base and a business partner registered in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa.
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Creative Informatics at the University of Edinburgh: Resident Entrepreneurs Round 4
Opens 05/10/2020
Closes: 09/11/2020
If you are an individual or a small team that would like to develop a new product or service using data or data-driven technology, you can apply for funding of up to £12,000 to support your work. You must be based in and/or be undertaking work that has impact for the creative industries within Edinburgh and/or South East Scotland.
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CivTech Sprint Challenge: Explainable AI
Opens 05/10/2020
Closes: 27/10/2020
How can technology be used to create scalable, repeatable approaches to the development of explainable and ethical Artificial Intelligence solutions for the Public Sector, starting with Police Scotland?
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NATEP: helping SMEs innovate in aerospace Autumn 2020
Opens 05/10/2020
Closes: 18/11/2020
UK registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for industry led civil aerospace research projects.
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SBRI - AI supporting early detection and diagnosis in heart failure management
Opens 12/10/2020
Closes: 09/12/2020
Organisations can apply for a share of £120,000 inclusive of VAT, to develop an AI tool to provide accessible heart failure data from routine patient information.
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Innovation continuity loans: Strand 2 October 2020 follow-on competition
Opens 01/10/2020
Closes: 04/11/2020
Innovate UK is offering up to £210 million in loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and third sector organisations that have a challenge in continuing, completing or following on an innovation project. Loans are for organisations that find themselves facing a sudden shortage or even unavailability of funds resulting directly from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ATI Programme strategic batch: expression of interest October 2020
Opens 05/10/2020
Closes: 21/10/2020
The ATI Programme represents a £3.9 billion joint government and industry investment to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive position in civil aerospace.
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Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Network 2020 Funding Calls
Opens 23/09/2020
Closes: 15/01/2021
A new 3-year, £500K Network is being established to tackle food waste and to improve quality in
horticultural and potato crops.
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SBRI: using geospatial data to solve transport challenges, phase 1
Opens 29/09/2020
Closes: 04/11/2020
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop feasibility studies for one of the themed challenges: mobility as a service, active travel, supply chains, or increasing capacity.
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Faraday Battery Challenge: Innovation R&D, Round 4
Opens 28/09/2020
Closes: 09/12/2020
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million in grant funding for innovation in electric vehicle battery technology. The aim of this competition strand is to support the research and development of the most promising innovative battery technologies for the propulsion of electric vehicles, building on the outputs of previous activity to accelerate towards commercialisation. Briefing recording now available.
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Faraday Battery Challenge: Innovation Feasibility Studies, Round 4
Opens 28/09/2020
Closes: 09/12/2020
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million in grant funding for innovation in electric vehicle battery technology. This competition strand will draw on the most exciting, high potential impact, early stage research where a 12 month feasibility study can catalyse the route to commercialisation. Recorded video briefing now available!