You can contact our customer support team if you need help on:
- a competitions eligibility criteria
- the application process
- how to use the Innovation Funding Service
Email: support@iuk.ukri.org
Telephone: 0300 321 4357
Opening times: our phone lines are open from 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Innovate UK or any of our partners will not tolerate abusive language in any written or verbal correspondence, applications, social media or any other form that might affect staff.
Innovate UK is committed to making support for applicants accessible to everyone.
We can provide help for applicants who face barriers when making an application. This might be as a result of a disability, neurodiversity or anything else that makes it difficult to use our services.
We can also give help and make other reasonable adjustments for you if your application is successful.
If you think you need more support, it is important that you contact us as early as possible during your application process. You should aim to contact us no later than 10 working days before the competition closing date.
If you need more information about how to apply or you want to submit your application in Welsh, email support@iuk.ukri.org or call 0300 321 4357.
To make a complaint please follow the Innovate UK complaints procedure.
For information on whistleblowing, see the UKRI whistleblowing policy.
Innovate UK Business Connect
Innovate UK Business Connect is a network partner of Innovate UK. They link new ideas and opportunities with expertise, markets and finance through our network of:
- businesses
- universities
- funders
- investors
From agri-food to autonomous systems and from energy to design, Innovate UK Business Connect combines in-depth knowledge in all sectors with the ability to cross boundaries.
You can contact Innovate UK Business Connect if you need help:
- finding partners to form your collaboration
- how to apply
- developing your business plan
- answering questions within your application
- identifying strategic goals and innovation pathways
- to progress your innovation idea
If you’d like to know more about how Innovate UK Business Connect could help, or if you have any general queries, call Innovate UK Business Connect on 03333 403250 or connect with them on the Innovate UK Business Connect website.
Innovate UK Business Connect phone lines are open from 9:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Innovate UK Business Growth
Innovate UK Business Growth are the UK innovation agency’s resource for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises from any sector who are ambitious to grow further and scale.
You can contact Innovate UK Business Growth if you need help:
- building a team
- developing a commercial strategy
- opening new markets globally and within the UK
- scaling up your business
- sourcing funding and finance