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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GA-iX challenge: Innovative Solutions for Second Life Batteries
Opens 29/09/2022
Closes: 11/11/2022
This Innovation Exchange challenge, delivered by Innovate UK KTN through the Global Alliance Africa project, is supporting Hinckley Group to identify innovative solutions for second life Lithium-Ion batteries, focussing on solutions for roadside kiosks, personal mobility, light or cooling provision within Nigeria.
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Industrial Fuel Switching Competition Phase 2: demonstration projects
Opens 28/09/2022
Closes: 11/11/2022
Funding for the development and demonstration of fuel switching and fuel switch enabling solutions, to help industry move to lower carbon fuels.
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Inclusive Innovation Award 2022 to 2023
Opens 28/09/2022
Closes: 09/11/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for scale-up of existing work, or development of new work, on inclusive innovations.
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Circular Economy for SMEs - innovating with NICER, round 2
Opens 13/10/2022
Closes: 07/12/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to research, test and develop step-change circular economy approaches. This can cover: chemicals, bio-textiles, metals, or mineral-based construction materials; or research/data work to accelerate the transition.
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Horizon Europe Driving Urban Transitions: Develop sustainable cities and urban environments across Europe
Opens 21/09/2022
Closes: 21/11/2022
Apply for funding to address key urban challenges facing cities in the transition to a more sustainable economy.
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Launchpad - Net zero - MFA (Minimal Financial Assistance) - Tees Valley
Opens 23/09/2022
Closes: 04/11/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million for projects that grow activities in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley. This funding is Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) from Innovate UK.
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Launchpad - Net zero - CR&D - Tees Valley
Opens 23/09/2022
Closes: 04/11/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million for projects that grow activities in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley.
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Launchpad - Advanced Manufacturing - MFA (Minimal Financial Assistance) - Liverpool City Region
Opens 23/09/2022
Closes: 04/11/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million for projects that grow activities in the advanced manufacturing innovation cluster centred on Liverpool City Region. This funding is Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) from Innovate UK.
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Launchpad - Advanced Manufacturing - CR&D - Liverpool City Region
Opens 23/09/2022
Closes: 04/11/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £6 million for projects that grow activities in the advanced manufacturing innovation cluster centred on Liverpool City Region.
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Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2022 to 2023 Round 4
Opens 20/09/2022
Closes: 16/11/2022
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.
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Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition – Round 6
Opens 20/09/2022
Closes: 09/11/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 2: closing February 2023
Opens 10/10/2022
Closes: 17/02/2023
The £289m Industrial Energy Transformation Fund has been supporting the permanent deployment of industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization technologies on industrial sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since July 2020. Your final opportunity to apply for funding from this successful programme is now open. Note extended deadline – now closing 17th February 2023.
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Ofgem Round 2: Discovery
Opens 05/09/2022
Closes: 23/11/2022
This competition is delivered in partnership with the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem). It is funded by the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund, which aims to deliver net zero at lowest cost to consumers and support innovative businesses to grow and scale.
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Faraday Institution energy storage projects
Opens 05/09/2022
Closes: 06/10/2022
This funding call seeks to identify researchers, based at UK Universities and qualifying Research Organisations, to progress at least one of the following six major research projects funded by the Faraday Institution: Degradation, ReLib, SafeBatt, SolBat, LiSTAR, Multi-Scale Modelling (MSM). In doing so it aims to enhance the skills and innovation brought to the projects through participation, from an increased pool of UK talent whilst building upon its investment to date.
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iX Challenge: Long Term Residential Energy Storage
Opens 30/08/2022
Closes: 21/10/2022
The KTN Innovation Exchange programme is working alongside MVM Group, looking to engage innovators and innovative companies that can provide efficient solutions for seasonal-scale residential energy storage. MVM require a solution which is capable of storing 5000-10000 kWh with minimal self-discharge over multiple months and converting this stored reserve back to residential power as needed.
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iX Challenge: CO2 Electrolysis
Opens 30/08/2022
Closes: 21/10/2022
The Innovation Exchange programme is working alongside MVM Group, looking to engage innovators and innovative companies that can provide a highly efficient one-step process to transform high-purity CO2 emissions into value-added products or valorizable industrial starting materials.
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iX Challenge: Electrochemical Ammonia Production
Opens 30/08/2022
Closes: 21/10/2022
The KTN Innovation Exchange programme is working alongside MVM Group, looking to engage innovators and innovative companies that can provide an electro-chemical method for ammonia production. MVM seek this innovation to serve as an efficient, carbon-free energy and/or hydrogen storage media, which can play an important part in meeting the future energy demands of Hungary and beyond.
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Royal Society Short Industry Fellowships September 2022
Opens 01/09/2022
Closes: 03/11/2022
This scheme, part of the Royal Society’s Industry programme, enables scientists employed in industry or academia and/or their postdoctoral researcher to have shorter more dynamic engagements between academia and industry, working on a mutually beneficial and collaborative project.
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PEMD Scale-up: Strand 2, manufacturing process development
Opens 21/09/2022
Closes: 07/12/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to scale up manufacturing in the power electronics, machines and drives supply chain. This strand will fund manufacturing process industrialisation to enhance volume and niche productivity.
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PEMD Scale-up: Strand 1, adopting manufacturing best practice
Opens 21/09/2022
Closes: 07/12/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to scale up manufacturing in the power electronics, machines and drives supply chain. This strand will fund feasibility studies for innovative manufacturing solutions from other sectors.
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Innovation in Professional and Financial Services
Opens 05/09/2022
Closes: 09/11/2022
UK registered businesses, or organisations in collaborations, can apply for a share of up to £7 million for projects that develop new products and services within Professional and Financial Services, across 2 different strands.