
Follows is a list of all the current funding opportunities available on behalf of Innovate UK.
Please do make sure you check individual competition dates as they may have been extended.
5G enabled road and rail transport trials in the West Midlands, round 2
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to support development of 5G enabled transport innovations.
Find out more and apply here.
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 billion for capital investment and research and development projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK.
The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.
UK registered SMEs that are transforming food production towards net zero can apply for a share of up to £5 million in grant support. This must align with a series A investment.
Find out more and apply here.
Investors can apply to align their investments with up to £7 million grant funding from Innovate UK to make foundation industries globally competitive.
Find out more and apply here.
UK-registered small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for fast-start, short-term projects.
The Future Leaders Fellowships is a £900 million fund for early career researchers and innovators. It supports research and innovation by outstanding individuals and helps them to establish themselves in universities, UK-registered businesses and other research and innovation environments.
Find out more and apply here.
ATI programme: R&D funding for smaller business, expression of interest, Autumn 2020
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8 million to carry out industry-led civil aerospace collaborative R&D projects. This funding is from the ATI Programme.
Find out more and apply here.
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million in grant funding for innovation in electric vehicle battery technology.
Find out more and apply here.
A collaborative opportunity with the National Research Council of Canada on process improvement in biomanufacturing of gene and cell therapies.
Find out more and apply here.
UKRI invites applications for individuals wishing to spend up to 36 months (full or part-time) on secondment. Both the individuals and the proposals can come from any discipline.
Find out more and apply here.
KTP's help businesses to partner with an academic organisation, research organisation or a Catapult, to employ a graduate with the skills and knowledge that can help the business to innovate and grow.
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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Proposals are invited for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Find out more and apply here.
UKRI has put in place the following process to allow researchers to repurpose existing UKRI standard grant to address COVID-19 research priorities.
SBRI funded competitions
SBRI supports a range of competitions with public sector organisations and departments. Find out more about SBRI: the Small Business Research Initiative here.
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.
Organisations can apply for a share of £300,000, inclusive of VAT, to support HS2 through innovation in construction and design.
Find out more and apply here.
FOUR QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF...
Before you get going on your application, it’s time to take stock. To help, we’ve compiled four big questions to ask yourself. Thinking about these could make all the difference.