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Secure the funding you need to innovate and grow your business with our round-up of the best grant opportunities coming up this month. Our curated selection of the latest funding schemes includes grant opportunities for health technology, social impact, sustainability, and digital innovation.
Sustainability:
Investor Partnerships: Clean Energy and Climate Technologies
Funding for UK SMEs developing clean energy and climate tech innovations.
What is it? A competition offering UK-registered SMEs grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners, focusing on technologies that support the UK’s transition to net zero.
Who is it for? UK-registered SMEs working on clean energy projects and climate technology innovations in the UK. Intend to exploit the results from or in the UK.
Deadline: 2nd July 2025
Amazon Sustainability Accelerator – Climate Tech
Equity-free accelerator for climate tech startups.
What is it? A 10-week hybrid programme supporting early-stage climate tech startups developing innovative solutions to sustainability challenges. Participants receive a £10,000 cash grant, $10,000 in AWS Activate credits, mentorship, and access to Amazon’s network. The programme includes virtual sessions and in-person events in London and Amsterdam.
Who is it for? Early-stage startups based in the UK, EU, or Switzerland, focused on climate technology solutions.
Deadline: 25th July 2025
Social Impact:
UK Social Enterprise Awards 2024
Celebrating the UK’s top social enterprises.
What is it? This annual awards programme, run by Social Enterprise UK, recognises outstanding contributions from social enterprises across the UK. There are 15 categories, including Social Enterprise of the Year, Tech for Good, and Environmental Social Enterprise, showcasing the diversity and innovation within the sector.
Who is it for? Open to UK-based social enterprises that have a clear social or environmental mission, reinvest the majority of their profits for that purpose, and earn over half their income through trading. Applicants must demonstrate transparency in how they operate and measure impact.
Deadline: 7th July 2025
Grants up to £3,000 for community projects in Southern England.
What is it? Abri’s Community Fund offers grants up to £3,000 to support projects that enhance community wellbeing, particularly those addressing the cost-of-living crisis. With a total fund of £90,000, it prioritises initiatives that benefit Abri residents and promote health, wellbeing, and community cohesion.
Who is it for? Local voluntary organisations, community groups, small charities, and not-for-profits operating in areas where Abri has homes. Projects must demonstrate direct benefits to Abri customers and align with priorities such as health, wellbeing, and community empowerment.
Deadline: 21st July 2025
Emerging Technology:
Space for Intermodal Transport
Develop sustainable applications for freight and passenger transportation.
What is it? A call for feasibility studies and demonstrator projects using satellite and space-based technology to develop new and sustainable intermodal transportation services; transporting goods and passengers via multiple modes of transport safely, comfortably and efficiently.
Who is it for? European businesses designing new, commercially viable transportation products and services.
Deadline: 2nd July 2025
Health and Wellbeing:
NIHR Climate Change and Health: Adapting Health and Social Care Systems Development Awards
Funding for research to decarbonise UK health and social care systems.
What is it? A cross-programme funding initiative by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), offering £25 million over five years to support research into decarbonising the health and social care system. Projects should generate high-quality evidence on reducing carbon emissions through innovations in interventions, service models, or care pathways.
Who is it for? UK-based research teams, including collaborations with charities, local authorities, third sector organisations, SMEs, and other relevant stakeholders. Proposals should focus on developing and evaluating strategies to reduce the environmental impact of health and social care delivery.
Deadline: 17th June 2025
Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme
Funding to progress medical research from discovery to early clinical development.
What is it? A scheme supporting the translation of fundamental discoveries towards clinical application, including preclinical and early-phase clinical studies. This funding is intended to support the development of and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.
Who is it for? UK-based researchers and organisations conducting medical research. Applicants must direct the project and be actively engaged with the work.
Deadline: 16th July 2025
Australia-UK Platform Studies in Areas of Unmet Clinical Need
Joint UK-Australia funding for adaptive clinical trials targeting serious health conditions
What is it? A collaborative funding initiative by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Australia’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). It supports Phase 2 or 3 adaptive platform trials evaluating multiple interventions simultaneously in areas with limited treatment options. The programme aims to encourage international collaboration to address unmet clinical needs.
Who is it for? Joint UK-Australia research teams with experience in clinical trials, aiming to develop multi-arm studies using shared protocols and infrastructure to assess multiple interventions.
Deadline: 23rd July 2025
Other:
Funding for UK organisations supporting classical music and heritage crafts.
What is it? The Radcliffe Trust offers grants to UK-based organisations working in classical music performance, training, composition, and education, as well as heritage and crafts. It supports music for people with special needs, youth orchestras, academic research, and the development of heritage skills through craft and conservation projects.
Who is it for? UK-registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, and Community Interest Companies (CICs) working in classical music or heritage and crafts.
Deadline: 31st July 2025
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