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MDI programme innovation and scale-up hub

UK registered eligible organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for a manufacturing digitalisation innovation (MDI) and scale-up hub to improve the targeting, quality and commercial impact of grant funded activity.

Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships round 1

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £8 million to develop engineering biology products and services with selected investor partners.

Frontier AI: SME Champions, phase 1

UK registered SME’s can apply for a share of up to £3.1 million to deliver feasibility studies for frontier artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) technologies with a clear route to defensible scale-up.

NERC-Innovate UK ICURe Discover programme

Apply for NERC’s ICURe Discover programme.

Participants will build market awareness, deepen understanding of potential applications of their research and learn how to gauge customer opinion on their product.

This programme is for participants looking to explore the potential of early-stage projects.

CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes

Organisations can apply for a share of £3 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop practical solutions that reignite the importance of play and increase access to high quality, real world play experiences, improving outcomes for children and young people.

Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: round 5

UK registered SME’s can apply for a share of up to £2.4 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Germany. You must collaborate with at least one German SME applying under the equivalent German ZIM programme.

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the Innovation Challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round five discovery C7

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative discovery phase projects that meet the round five challenges.

This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter

UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer.

Battery innovation: concept development round three

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification.

This funding is from the battery innovation programme.

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