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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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.
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Sustainable bio-based materials and manufacture: CR&D
Opens 07/03/2023
Closes: 03/05/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million for collaborative research and development. This is to develop step-change improvements to sustainable biomanufacturing in the UK.
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Semiconductor industry skills and training
Opens 28/02/2023
Closes: 29/03/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million for initiatives to address shortages across the semiconductor industry for innovative skills, talent, and training projects.
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Semiconductor manufacturing scale-up - feasibility
Opens 27/02/2023
Closes: 29/03/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million. This is part of a feasibility study into ways to improve and scale-up semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Seeing in the Dark
Opens 28/02/2023
Closes: 31/03/2023
CCTV cameras are important surveillance and crime prevention tools, but they can be vulnerable to tampering or sabotage. Innovate UK KTN and NSTIx Op-Tech Co-Creation Centre is offering grant funding to develop an applique protection system for CCTV cameras. The challenge aims to provide a solution that protects the cameras from infrared sources while still providing the benefits of night sight.
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SBRI: Medicines and dementia phase 1
Opens 27/02/2023
Closes: 24/05/2023
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by the Scottish Health Industry Partnership (SHIP). Organisations can apply for a share of up to £240,000 inclusive of VAT, to develop disruptive, innovative solutions supporting people at risk of dementia to manage their medications.
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Novel low-emission food production systems: Investor Partnership
Opens 08/05/2023
Closes: 05/07/2023
UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £3 million to develop novel production systems that create resource efficient, low-emission foods, particularly proteins. This must align with private investment from selected investor partners.
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UK-South Korea Collaborative R&D Round 2
Opens 13/03/2023
Closes: 07/06/2023
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for this competition. This funding is for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with South Korea.
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UK Battery Industrialisation Centre SME Credit Round 1
Opens 21/02/2023
Closes: 04/04/2023
UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to increase and facilitate their engagement with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC). This funding is from the Faraday Battery Challenge.
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Future Economy Investor Partnerships: Investor Selection Feb 2023
Opens 20/02/2023
Closes: 29/03/2023
Investors can apply to partner with Innovate UK to invest in innovative SMEs aligned with grant funding.
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UK-China Healthy Ageing Accelerator Feb-Apr 2023
Opens 20/02/2023
Closes: 17/04/2023
We seek innovators with new product or service ideas that can support people to stay healthy, connected and active as we age.
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African Agriculture Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP) 2023-24 Round 1
Opens 13/02/2023
Closes: 22/03/2023
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.
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Innovate UK Transformative Technologies
Opens 20/02/2023
Closes: 29/03/2023
UK registered small and micro businesses who have not been funded by Innovate UK in the past can apply for a share of up to £20 million for affordable, adoptable and investable innovations in transformative technologies.
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Net Zero Heat: rapid assessment of building fabric performance
Opens 13/02/2023
Closes: 22/03/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million, for solutions that reduce the cost and time required for assessing fabric performance of buildings against net zero performance targets.
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Quantum-enabled positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems
Opens 13/02/2023
Closes: 12/04/2023
Organisations can apply for a share of £25m inclusive of VAT, to develop quantum-enabled systems for positioning, navigation, timing (PNT) and quantum-enabled sensing applications relating to navigation. This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition funded by Innovate UK.
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ISCF SSPP Collecting flexible plastic packaging waste at home
Opens 27/02/2023
Closes: 12/04/2023
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £250,000 to develop innovative ideas that help with the collection of flexible packaging waste from households.
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Launchpad: Advanced Manufacturing, MFA, Liverpool City Region, R2
Opens 13/02/2023
Closes: 29/03/2023
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for projects that grow activities in the advanced manufacturing innovation cluster centred on Liverpool City Region.