Funding opportunity

Canada UK commercialising quantum technology programme: CR&D

• Opportunity status: Closed
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £6,000,000
• Publication date: 14 November 2022
• Opening date: 21 November 2022 9:30am UK time
• Closing date: 19 April 2023 5:00pm UK time

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

UK registered businesses and Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply to collaborate on joint collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects. These will advance the development of quantum technologies and enable their commercial use cases.

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to Canada and UK collaborations only.

To lead a project your organisation must:

• be a UK registered business
• partner with a Canadian SME

or:

• be a Canadian SME
• partner with at least 1 grant claiming UK registered business