Innovate UK Transformative Technologies

UK registered small and micro businesses who have not been funded by Innovate UK in the past can apply for a share of up to £20 million for affordable, adoptable and investable innovations in transformative technologies.

Canada UK Commercialising Quantum Technology Programme: CR&D

UK registered businesses and Canadian SMEs can apply to collaborate on joint research and development projects. These will advance the development of quantum technologies and enable their commercial use cases.

Better Food for All: Innovation for improved nutrition

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20m across three strands, for the development of innovative solutions to address significant nutrition challenges.

Made Smarter Innovation: Industry ready Robotics and Automation

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £6 million for late-stage robotics and automation innovation projects. This is to develop industrially ready solutions deployable within manufacturing processes in factories.

Innovate UK Smart grants: January 2023

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy.

QuantERA Call 2023

QuantERA II Consortium is pleased to announce a call for transnational research projects in Quantum Science and Technologies, with around 33 M EUR available.

SBRI: Overdose detection, response and intervention

Organisations can apply for a share of £5 million inclusive of VAT. This is to deliver innovations addressing key drug related overdose priorities across two competitions.

UK - Singapore Collaborative R&D Round 2

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Singapore.

ZEVI: Shore power technologies, shore-side and vessel-side

Apply for a share of up to £77m to develop, deploy and operate clean maritime solutions for 3 years in a real world environment.

ZEVI: Battery electric vessels and charging infrastructure

Apply for a share of up to £77m to develop, deploy and operate clean maritime solutions for 3 years in a real world environment.

UK – Germany Bilateral: Collaborative R&D

UK registered organisations, collaborating with at least one German SME applying under the equivalent German ZIM programme, can apply for a share of up to £4 million for collaborative research projects resulting in innovative solutions.

Red Diesel Replacement competition

This competition provides funding for projects developing low carbon alternatives to red diesel for construction, mining and quarrying. This is Phase 2 of a two-phase competition, but is open to all applicants, whether or not they have taken part in Phase 1.

Hydrogen storage and distribution supply chain: Collaborative R&D

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.35 million for CR&D projects related to hydrogen storage and distribution supply chain.

Feasibility Studies in Quantum Computing Applications

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8m for innovative solutions to industrial problems using Quantum Computing. This funding is from the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) programme.

Launchpad: Net Zero, CR&D Tees Valley, Round 2

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3m for business led projects that grow activities in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley.

Launchpad: Net Zero, MFA, Tees Valley, Round 2

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for projects that grow activities in the net zero innovation cluster centred on Tees Valley. This Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) funding is from Innovate UK.

Net Zero Heat: rapid assessment of building fabric performance

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million, for solutions that reduce the cost and time required for assessing fabric performance of buildings against net zero performance targets.

Launchpad: Advanced Manufacturing CR&D Liverpool City Region, Round 2

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for business led projects that grow activities in the advanced manufacturing innovation cluster centred on the Liverpool City Region.

Farming Innovation Programme - large R&D partnerships Round 2

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8m for large R&D partnership projects as part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

UK Battery Industrialisation Centre SME Credit Round 1

UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to increase and facilitate their engagement with the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC). This funding is from the Faraday Battery Challenge.

ISCF SSPP Collecting flexible plastic packaging waste at home

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £250,000 to develop innovative ideas that help with the collection of flexible packaging waste from households.

Energy Catalyst Round 10

Up to £10m across 3 stages, to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or the Indo-Pacific regions.

Semiconductor manufacturing scale-up - feasibility

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million. This is part of a feasibility study into ways to improve and scale-up semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK.

Semiconductor industry skills and training

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million for initiatives to address shortages across the semiconductor industry for innovative skills, talent, and training projects.

Mobility Pathfinder 2023

£50k-£70k funding available for inspirational, life-enhancing ideas, prototypes, or plans to reimagine how personal mobility options in the UK can better support a rapidly ageing population to stay connected, active, and independent for longer.

European Commission Plastics Related Funding & tender opportunities

Horizon Europe funding for reducing plastic pollution, pollutant monitoring, circular economy, and biodegradation validation. Various closing dates.

Battery manufacturing training initiative: expression of interest

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million to establish at least one training initiative for battery manufacturing. This funding is from the Faraday Battery Challenge. This is a phase 1 EoI of a potential 2 phase competition.

Sustainable bio-based materials and manufacture: CR&D

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million for collaborative research and development. This is to develop step-change improvements to sustainable biomanufacturing in the UK.

Tree Production Innovation Fund 2023

The TPIF has been designed to encourage the development and adoption of new technologies and ways of working that will enhance the quantity and quality of tree planting stock available for planting in England, and to ensure genetically diverse material from a wide range of species and provenances is available.

Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds 2023

Grant funding will be made available to stimulate the development and testing of new ideas that can help improve the ecological condition of woodlands, and their resilience to climate change, via increased demand for wood and increased levels of woodland management.

UK-South Korea Collaborative R&D Round 2

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for this competition. This funding is for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with South Korea.

Future Economy Investor Partnerships SME round 1

UK registered SMEs, invited to apply by an investor from our pool of selected investor partners, can apply for grant funding alongside private investment.

V2X Innovation programme: bi-directional charging demonstrations

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £9.4m for small scale demonstrations of novel Vehicle to everything (V2X) energy technology providing storage and flexible services under Phase 2 of the V2X Innovation Programme.

NATEP Helping SMEs innovate in aerospace: Spring 2023

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for industrial-led civil aerospace collaborative R&D projects.

Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing: CR&D

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million for ambitious collaborative R&D projects to support UK materials and manufacturing organisations to become significantly more resource efficient.

UK – Switzerland Bilateral: Collaborative R&D

UK registered organisations, in collaboration with at least one Swiss registered business can apply for a share of up to £2 million for research projects resulting in innovative solutions.

Launchpad: Advanced Manufacturing, MFA, Liverpool City Region, R2

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for projects that grow activities in the advanced manufacturing innovation cluster centred on Liverpool City Region.

Expression of interest: ATI Programme strategic batch Mar 2023

The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.

Novel low-emission food production systems: Investor Partnership

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £3 million to develop novel production systems that create resource efficient, low-emission foods, particularly proteins. This must align with private investment from selected investor partners.

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