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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Hack The Planet Competition
Opens 17/05/2021
Closes: 31/05/2021
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the Satellite Applications Catapult are looking for your ideas on how to solve the challenges of our ocean with concepts that include the power of imagery, connectivity or other applications from satellites.
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Creative Industries Fund: fast start business growth pilot
Opens 17/05/2021
Closes: 16/06/2021
UK registered micro and small businesses in the creative sector can apply for a package of support to grow their business. This package includes ongoing support from Innovate UK EDGE and funding of up to £25,000 for innovation projects.
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SBRI Competition: Fusion Industry Challenges
Opens 17/05/2021
Closes: 30/06/2021
Organisations can apply for a share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop solutions that accelerate fusion power plant design and reduce their fuel requirements.
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Hydrogen Transport Hub: demonstration
Opens 11/05/2021
Closes: 16/06/2021
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £2.5 million to demonstrate how green hydrogen can be used to power transport solutions for end users.
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Look Out! Maritime Early Warning Innovations
Opens 10/05/2021
Closes: 06/07/2021
This Defence & Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals for the development of alternative future concepts for Airborne Early Warning systems. Total funding £1.25M for contracts of up to £250k.
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Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge
Opens 22/04/2021
Closes: 13/06/2021
Become part of innovative action to reduce the impact of crime on society. Phase 1: up to £25k funding each for 10 prototypes; phase 2: up to £350k each for 4 pilot solutions.
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Automotive Transformation Fund Expression of Interest: Round 10
Opens 26/04/2021
Closes: 19/05/2021
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 billion for capital centric investment projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK.
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Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Network: May 2021 opportunities
Opens 04/05/2021
Closes: 06/08/2021
The Horticultural Quality and Food Loss Network is providing £90k for pump-priming funds for feasibility studies and preliminary data collection, ring-fenced funds for Early Career Researchers, £5k for Business Interaction Vouchers, and £5k for Networking Visit Funding, open to all UK based researchers at UKRI eligible institutions.
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Innovation loans: April 2021 open competition
Opens 26/04/2021
Closes: 02/06/2021
Businesses can apply for loans from £250k to £1.6m for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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Royal Society Short Industry Fellowships 2021
Opens 26/04/2021
Closes: 27/05/2021
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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SBRI: Simulation Technology for Healthcare Training
Opens 26/04/2021
Closes: 28/05/2021
Pre Covid-19, Tracheostomy training was delivered through online education and face-to-face simulation training, but the latter is now difficult due to Covid-19. NHS Wales are looking to identify and demonstrate simulation technology solutions, ready for ‘real world’ deployment by no later than October 2021, with the possibility of expanding to other health sectors such as life support.
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Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund
Opens 07/04/2021
Closes: 30/06/2021
New £20 million fund to grow UK life sciences manufacturing opens for applications
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SBRI: Outpatient Transformation for NHS Wales
Opens 19/04/2021
Closes: 14/05/2021
The way outpatient services are being delivered in Wales is undergoing a period of transformation to ensure that it delivers care for patients in a prudent and value-based way for a sustainable health-care model for the future. NHS Wales seeks innovations to support one or more of: management of conditions that require multiple tests; patient-clinician digital communication; and review of images/samples.
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Fisheries and Seafood Scheme - open funding
Opens 14/04/2021
Closes: 31/12/2023
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (rolling applications with an 8-week turnaround) will provide financial support for projects in England that secure sustainable growth across the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors, and that protect and enhance the marine environment.
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STFC CERN Business Incubation Centre
Opens 12/04/2021
Closes: 30/04/2021
The STFC CERN Business Incubation Centre offers funding, business support and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small high-tech companies seeking to accelerate their innovative business concepts.
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Horizon Europe Covid-19 funding opportunities
Opens 13/04/2021
Closes: 20/05/2021
Four linked calls for Covid-19 related research and innovation actions, with a total budget of over €100m; these cover clinical trials, cohort management and monitoring, research infrastructure, and open data sharing.
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SBRI Competition - Assays for SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) cellular immune responses
Opens 26/04/2021
Closes: 26/05/2021
Organisations can apply for a share of £1.5million inclusive of VAT, to develop assay systems to define the magnitude and profile of cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 (known as Covid-19).
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Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2021-22, round 2
Opens 19/04/2021
Closes: 30/06/2021
UK academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £6m to fund innovation projects with businesses or not-for-profits.
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Innovation in time dissemination and application
Opens 19/04/2021
Closes: 09/06/2021
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for business-led innovation in resilient time, frequency and synchronisation.
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APC 18: developing the UK’s low carbon automotive capability
Opens 29/03/2021
Closes: 05/05/2021
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million for UK-developed late-stage R&D, to support growth in advanced low carbon propulsion capability in the automotive sector and its associated supply chain.
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Automotive Transformation Fund Expression of Interest: Round 9
Opens 29/03/2021
Closes: 21/04/2021
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 billion for capital centric investment projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK.