Farming Futures R&D Fund: Low Emissions Farming
Funding for collaborative R&D projects aiming to reduce farming emissions.
What is it? A competition providing up to £12.5 million for collaborative research projects that develop solutions to lower emissions in farming practices. These must address major on-farm or immediate post farmgate challenges or opportunities.
Who is it for? UK-registered organisations collaborating on projects that benefit farmers, growers, or foresters in England.
Deadline: 25th June 2025
Funding for projects focused on environmental sustainability and community benefit in East Sussex
What is it? The N+P in East Sussex Fund has over £30,000 to donate to community projects that contribute to carbon reduction, community participation, and environmental sustainability in East Sussex.
Who is it for? Community groups and organisations within the administrative area of East Sussex County Council. Projects must be delivered by October 2026.
Deadline: 27th June 2025
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
High Weald Nature and Community Fund
Grants supporting nature and community projects in the High Weald area.
What is it? Funding for projects that benefit nature and people across the High Weald National Landscape, including creating green spaces, improving habitats, and enhancing community engagement. Grants range from £500 up to £20,000, with larger amounts available for large-scale, multi-year projects.
Who is it for? Non-profit organisations, public bodies, charities, community groups, schools, churches, and private landowners providing public benefit in the High Weald area. This includes areas such as Heathfield, Crowborough, Battle, Horsham, Crawley, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Uckfield, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Tenterden, Rye and Hastings.
Deadline: 14th July 2025
Grants for small UK charities supporting youth, education, and social welfare.
What is it? Funding for initiatives that improve the quality of life for disadvantaged people and communities in the UK. Focused on youth support, support for the elderly and terminally ill, disability support, and social welfare support.
Who is it for? Small UK-registered charities with an annual income under £1 million.
Deadline: 4th June 2025 (Other opportunities also available)
Japan-UK Joint Call for Collaborations in Advancing Human-Centred AI
Funding for collaborative AI research between UK and Japan.
What is it? A joint funding call supporting collaborative research projects between UK and Japanese institutions focusing on human-centred artificial intelligence.
Who is it for? UK and Japanese research organisations collaborating on AI projects. UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. Japan-based applicants must be eligible for JST funding.
Deadline: 22nd May 2025
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025
Funding to accelerate and increase the adoption of innovation to improve UK railways.
What is it? A competition offering up to £4.7 million across four themes – including personal safety, platform train interfaces, bridge strikes, and AI for complex processes – to develop prototypes, conduct field testing, and demonstrate solutions for the UK rail industry.
Who is it for? Organisations developing innovations in personal safety applicable to the UK rail sector.
Deadline: 28th May 2025
Developing Semiconductor Hardware For Critical Technologies
Grant funding for feasibility studies to advance UK-based semiconductor design and manufacturing.
What is it? Innovate UK is offering up to £5 million in grant funding for feasibility projects that support the development of semiconductor hardware in the UK. Projects must explore innovative advancements in design or fabrication with commercial potential and relevance to critical technologies.
Who is it for? UK-registered businesses with project costs between £75,000 and £300,000. Projects should last up to 6 months and all funded work should be carried out in the UK.
Deadline: 29th May
Invention for Innovation (i4i) Product Development Awards
Funding for the development of innovative healthcare technologies.
What is it? A awards to support the development of medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health technologies addressing existing or emerging healthcare needs. These awards will help enhance preclinical and clinical product development and the development of real-world evidence for NHS or social care adoption.
Who is it for? UK-based SMEs, NHS organisations, and higher education institutions developing healthcare innovations.
Deadline: 28th May 2025
Funding for international teams tackling major cancer research challenges.
What is it? An initiative providing substantial funding to multidisciplinary teams addressing some of the toughest challenges in cancer research. Each successful team will be awarded up to £20m ($25m).
Who is it for? International research teams with innovative approaches to cancer research.
Deadline: 18th June
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
Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)
Funding to support life sciences manufacturing projects in the UK.
What is it? A fund providing capital grants to support investments in life sciences manufacturing projects, enhancing the UK’s health resilience and economic growth.
Who is it for? UK-based companies investing in life sciences manufacturing.
Deadline: Open; expressions of interest accepted on a rolling basis.
Funding to explore the commercial potential of research ideas.
What is it? A scheme supporting early-stage projects to test the feasibility and commercial potential of innovative research concepts.
Who is it for? UK-based researchers and organisations seeking to commercialise research findings.
Deadline: 29th May 2025
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Funding for place-based solutions to environmental challenges.
What is it? This grant programme supports innovative projects that promote spatial thinking and use place-based solutions to address environmental issues. All topics related to the following focus areas – Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human Histories and Cultures, Planetary Health, and Space – are encouraged and will be considered.
Who is it for? Researchers, educators, and practitioners focusing on environmental solutions.
Deadline: 5th May 2025.
Funding for conservation projects worldwide.
What is it? The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) offers grants to support conservation projects that help protect endangered species and their habitats globally. Award funds between £3,000 and £10,000 per annum up to a maximum total of £20,000.
Who is it for? Conservation projects working on endangered species worldwide. Only accept grant requests from applicants already working and established in either the UK, UK overseas territories or any country not classified by the World Bank as high-income.
Deadline: 29th May 2025.
Grant Funding for local community projects in Sussex.
What is it? The Sussex Community Foundation provides grants to community projects that enhance the quality of life for residents in Sussex through various initiatives, including arts, education, and social welfare. From health and environment to employment and social isolation, they fund projects, services and core costs that help charities and community groups build their sustainability.
Who is it for? Charitable organisations and community groups in Sussex.
Deadline: Open
Supporting charitable causes and their vital work across the UK.
What is it? The Garfield Weston Foundation provides grants to charities in the UK to support a wide range of charitable activities, focusing on community needs, welfare, and cultural initiatives. Grants range from £1,000 to several million pounds, depending on each charity’s size and scope of work. The grants can be for an organisation’s running costs, for a specific activity or for capital projects.
Who is it for? UK-registered charities and not-for-profit organisations.
Deadline: Open
Funding collaborative R&D projects in telecommunications.
What is it? Celtic NEXT supports research and development projects focused on telecommunications, encouraging collaboration across European nations. CELTIC-NEXT Calls are the perfect opportunity to enable projects in the field of next-generation communications for the digital society that contribute to a sustainable world. Offer access to national public funding for your R&D project as well as a large community sharing your interests.
Who is it for? Businesses and research institutions in telecommunications and related fields.
Deadline: 25th April 2025.
Funding to enhance regional cyber security sectors and skills across the UK.
What is it? A competition offering UK registered organisations a share of up to £1.8 million to develop impactful regional activities and events aimed at growing the cyber security sector and addressing skills gaps.
Who is it for? UK registered businesses of any size, academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTOs), charities, not-for-profits, and public sector organisations. Projects must be delivered in one of nine specified geographical areas and have endorsement from the respective area steering group.
Deadline: 30th April 2025.
Funding for innovative space weather data applications.
What is it? The European Space Agency (ESA) offers funding to businesses developing commercial applications using space weather data to enhance operational capabilities.
Who is it for? Businesses and organisations working on space weather data solutions.
Deadline: 2nd May 2025.
Smart Capital for Fintech Innovators
What is it? Mouro Capital invests in early to growth-stage fintech companies across Europe, North America, and Latin America, providing capital and strategic support.
Who is it for? Fintech startups and companies seeking investment to scale their innovations.
Deadline: Open
Funding innovative healthcare solutions.
What is it? The British Heart Foundation (BHF) provides funding to support innovative projects that improve healthcare delivery and patient care in cardiovascular health.
Who is it for? Healthcare professionals and UK researchers in cardiovascular health, either employed by an NHS organisation or UK academic institution. Projects can include working with other partners, such as the third sector and industry, where you think it will benefit people with cardiovascular disease.
Deadline: 28th April 2025.
Supporting innovative healthcare technologies.
What is it? The NIHR i4i THRIVE Programme provides funding for the development and evaluation of innovative healthcare technologies to improve patient outcomes. THRIVE offers up to £150,000 over 9 months to support the development of the technology and a structured programme of entrepreneurial training, mentoring, peer support and networking.
Who is it for? SMEs and academic organisations developing innovative health technologies.
Deadline: 16th May 2025.
Supporting community health initiatives.
What is it? AbbVie provides grants and donations to support community health programmes and initiatives that align with their commitment to improving patient outcomes.
Who is it for? Grants are awarded to health, science, learning and community-based projects undertaken by Healthcare Organisations or Charitable Institutions.
Deadline: Open
Grant funding for innovative projects across sectors.
What is it? This competition offers funding for innovative projects that can deliver economic growth and societal benefits across various sectors.
Who is it for? UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
Deadline: 7th May 2025.
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Funding to develop international partnerships in environmental sciences.
What is it? This fund aims to support the establishment of new global partnerships that address pressing environmental challenges. It encourages innovative collaborations between UK researchers and international counterparts to foster impactful research and knowledge exchange.
Who is it for? Open to UK-based organisations and researchers working in environmental sciences who seek to collaborate with international partners.
Deadline: 3rd April 2025
Funding for feasibility studies focused on innovative clean maritime solutions.
What is it? This competition supports projects that aim to demonstrate innovative solutions to reduce emissions in the maritime sector. It encourages the development of sustainable technologies and practices to contribute to a cleaner maritime industry.
Who is it for? Open to UK-based businesses and organisations involved in maritime technology or related sectors, including academia and research institutions.
Deadline: 16th April 2025
Funding for humanitarian, cultural, and wildlife projects.
What is it? The Rhododendron Trust provides grants ranging from £1,000 to £2,000 to UK-registered charities focused on welfare projects in the UK and developing countries, as well as cultural and wildlife initiatives.
Who is it for? Open to registered charities in the UK engaged in humanitarian, cultural, or wildlife projects.
Deadline: Open (Funding decisions made annually in March)
Enhancing cyber security for small organisations in high-risk sectors.
What is it? A UK Government initiative offering practical support to help small organisations implement baseline security controls and achieve Cyber Essentials Plus certification, aiming to prevent common types of cyber attacks.
Who is it for? UK-registered micro or small businesses (1 to 49 employees) operating in sectors such as quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, engineering biology, synthetic biology, advanced materials, advanced robotics, fusion energy, and space/satellites.
Deadline: Open
Investing in early-stage innovations from the UK’s science and knowledge base.
What is it? An early-stage venture capital fund supporting innovations in engineering biology, defence and security, fusion energy, and space. The fund helps turn scientific discoveries into high-growth businesses, driving economic and societal impact.
Who is it for? UK-based early-stage innovators linked to UKI2S research campuses or partner institutions. Investments range from £100,000 to £500,000, with potential follow-on funding up to £1.5 million.
Deadline: Open
Exploring the impact of mobility on health through interdisciplinary research.
What is it? A funding initiative supporting research on how mobility influences health, well-being, and broader health determinants. The program encourages interdisciplinary collaboration across geographical and sectoral boundaries.
Who is it for? Researchers from HICs and LMICs are eligible to apply. Projects should involve close collaboration with local communities, non-academic stakeholders, and other relevant actors to ensure comprehensive and impactful research outcomes. Every applicant must at least hold a PhD (or have equivalent academic experience).
Deadline: 25th March 2025.
Funding bold ideas to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.
What is it? Worldwide Cancer Research is offering project grants to support discovery research that could lead to breakthroughs in cancer prevention, diagnosis, or treatment.
Who is it for? Open to visionary scientists worldwide, regardless of location or cancer type, who have innovative ideas that align with the charity’s research strategy and funding criteria.
Deadline: 31st March 2025
Supporting major investments in UK life sciences manufacturing.
What is it? The LSIMF provides capital grants to support the manufacture of human medicines, medical diagnostics, and MedTech products. The government has committed up to £520 million for life sciences manufacturing, to help deliver on the government’s missions to kickstart economic growth and to enhance UK health resilience.
Who is it for? Open to UK-registered private sector businesses, including product developers, contract development and manufacturing organisations, and generics manufacturers. Projects must be based in the UK, primarily involve capital investment, and require the grant to proceed.
Deadline: Open
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Grants to support charities and for-purpose organisations
What is it? The Delamere Dairy Foundation offers grants ranging from £1,000 to £5,000 to support projects aligned with its objectives, including the advancement of agriculture, environmental protection, youth development, education, and the relief of financial hardship and sickness.
Who is it for? Applications are welcome from charities and other organisations based in England, Scotland, and Wales whose work benefits local communities and aligns with the foundation’s core objectives. Charities and organisations can only apply once per calendar year.
Deadline: 28th February 2025
Empowering early-stage businesses to drive zero-emission and connected mobility innovations.
What is it? Mobilise is an 18-month accelerator programme offering up to £180,000 in grant funding across two phases, with the potential for an additional £75,000 booster fund. The programme provides business strategy guidance, technology development support, and mentoring to help companies develop robust strategies and accelerate their route to market.
Who is it for? UK-based micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups, and university spinouts developing innovative automotive-related early-stage, zero-emission, or Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) technologies, products, services, or solutions.
Deadline: 19th March 2025
Enhancing diversity and partnerships in environmental science.
What is it? The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is offering grants to explore ways to increase diversity in environmental science by attracting a wider talent pool and generating partnerships that showcase a broad range of people and skillsets contributing to NERC science.
Who is it for? This opportunity is open to research groups and individuals based at UK research organisations eligible for NERC funding. Applications are encouraged from individuals with multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds at any career stage. Project co-leads may also be based at UK businesses, third sector, or government organisations.
Deadline: 1st April 2025
Tackling Productivity Challenges with AI Solutions.
What is it? The BridgeAI Innovation Exchange (iX), led by Innovate UK Business Connect, offers UK enterprises the opportunity to address critical productivity challenges by collaborating with AI solution providers. Challenge holders can benefit from cutting-edge AI solutions, with selected providers receiving grant funding of up to £50,000 per project.
Who is it for? The program is aimed at medium to large UK-based enterprises in high-growth potential sectors, including creative industries, construction, agriculture and food processing, and transportation. Applicants should have a defined productivity challenge, high-quality relevant data, and a commitment to collaborating with AI solution providers.
Deadline: 14th February 2025
Funding to Advance Quantum Imaging Technologies.
What is it? The fund aims to support the development of new business propositions that can accelerate the commercialization and application of innovative products and systems in the quantum imaging sector. Projects must concentrate on fostering the development of a new venture aimed at introducing quantum imaging technologies to the market.
Who is it for? These opportunities are open to collaborations between academic and non-academic partners, including businesses, focusing on advancing quantum imaging technologies. University spinout development teams across the UK are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Open
Building resilience through investment in life sciences manufacturing.
What is it? The LSIMF is a capital grants fund providing up to £520 million to enhance the UK’s health resilience by supporting the manufacturing of human medicines and medical technologies, including diagnostics and MedTech products. The fund aims to improve and speed up affordable access to established, new, and emerging life sciences products for both pandemic and non-pandemic needs.
Who is it for? UK registered businesses can apply for funding for life science manufacturing capital investment projects which help increase UK health resilience.
Deadline: 28th February 2025
Catalysing innovative research in early cancer detection and diagnosis.
What is it? The Early Detection and Diagnosis (ED&D) Primer Award, offered by Cancer Research UK, provides funding to stimulate research in the field of early cancer detection and diagnosis. The award supports pilot projects, development of novel technologies, and innovative models within ED&D. It also encourages the establishment of new collaborations and access to training to develop skills in this area.
Who is it for? The award is open to researchers from various disciplines, including biomedicine, engineering, physics, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, informatics, computer and data sciences, policy research, behavioural science, health systems research, and health economics. Applicants should demonstrate how their project will advance the field of early cancer detection and diagnosis.
Deadline: 27th March 2025
Supporting SMEs to Drive Economic Growth through Innovation.
What is it? Innovate UK is offering up to £25 million in loans to micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The funding is aimed at supporting the development of innovative new products, processes, services, or business models with significant commercial potential to enhance the UK economy.
Who is it for? Open to UK-registered SMEs. Eligible businesses must carry out their project from or in the UK and intend to exploit the results in the UK
Deadline: 3rd March 2025
Financial support to accelerate innovative business ideas.
What is it? Enterprise Nation, in collaboration with Monzo, is offering grants totaling £25,000 to support small businesses and entrepreneurs in developing new products, services, or growth strategies. The grants are distributed as follows: £10,000 for first place, £8,000 for second place, and £7,000 for third place.
Who is it for? Open to UK-based businesses that have been trading for at least three months and no longer than six years. Applicants must have a UK business bank account (or be willing to open one), be registered as self-employed or as a business, and not be undergoing insolvency.
Deadline: 28th Febuary 2025
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Advancing innovative environmental research.
What is it? This scheme offers funding for pioneering research projects that aim to significantly advance our understanding of environmental science. It supports high-risk, high-reward studies that can lead to substantial breakthroughs in environmental knowledge.
Who is it for? Open to research groups and individuals. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funding, and in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements.
Deadline: 21st January 2025
Promoting sustainable practices in health and social care.
What is it? This funding opportunity supports research into innovative solutions for reducing carbon emissions within the health and social care system. The goal is to develop sustainable practices that contribute to the UK’s net-zero targets. This cross-programme funding opportunity will run annually for the next 5 years. There will be £25 million total funding available across the 5 years, with a new application process opening each year.
Who is it for? Researchers and organisations focusing on environmental sustainability in health and social care settings. Projects should aim to implement practical solutions for decarbonisation. They are interested in high-quality research evidence that supports both innovative carbon reduction measures and/or existing interventions, service models, and care pathways focused on decarbonisation of the health and social care system.
Deadline: 26th March 2025
Enhancing AI capabilities across industries.
What is it? This initiative provides funding for projects that develop artificial intelligence solutions aimed at building AI competencies in crucial sectors of the economy. The focus is on fostering innovation and improving productivity through AI integration. UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to support AI upskilling in BridgeAI key sectors.
Who is it for? UK-registered businesses and research organisations with expertise in AI, looking to apply their solutions to key industry sectors. Collaborative projects that drive sector-wide AI adoption are preferred. This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. You must be or involve at least one micro, small or medium-sized enterprise.
Deadline: 29th January 2025
Innovating the construction industry with automation.
What is it? This call seeks proposals the development of robotics and automated technologies in construction, renovation, and maintenance to enhance efficiency and sustainability in the built environment.
Who is it for? Organisations and research teams specializing in robotics, automation, and construction technologies. Projects should aim to revolutionize construction practices through innovative automated solutions.
Deadline: 21st January 2025
Transforming neuroscience through advanced interfaces.
What is it? This programme offers funding for ambitious research into scalable neural interface technologies that can enhance our understanding of the human brain and lead to breakthroughs in treating neurological disorders. Funding from £10k up to £500k per project, inclusive of VAT (where applicable) and all associated costs (both direct and indirect). There is no minimum length for a proposed project but the maximum length is three years.
Who is it for? Researchers and innovators in neuroscience, applied physics, and related fields, eager to develop next-generation neural interface technologies. Projects should challenge existing paradigms and propose novel approaches. Keen to hear from early career entrepreneurs and researchers, and those from a broad range of sectors and backgrounds.
Deadline: 13th February 2025
Pioneering XR solutions for mental health treatment.
What is it? This competition provides funding for the development of extended reality (XR) digital therapeutics aimed at delivering mental health care services. The goal is to create scalable solutions that can be integrated into the UK’s mental health care ecosystem.
Who is it for? UK-registered businesses with innovative XR solutions targeting mental health treatment. Projects should be ready for application and trial within 12 to 18 months.
Deadline: 15th January 2025
Driving game-changing innovations for economic growth.
What is it? This funding opportunity offers grants for game changing and commercially viable research and development (R&D) innovations that have the potential to significantly impact the UK economy. It supports game-changing ideas across various sectors.
Who is it for? UK-registered businesses and research organisations with groundbreaking projects poised to drive substantial economic growth. You must carry out all your R&D project activity in the UK and intend to commercially exploit the project results from the UK. You must be or involve at least one grant claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise.
Deadline: 22nd January 2025
Bridging academia and public engagement through broadcasting.
What is it? This scheme offers early career researchers the opportunity to become ‘researchers in residence’ with BBC Radio 4, working with programme makers to produce content that brings academic research to a broad audience.
Who is it for? Early career researchers based at UK research organisations, passionate about sharing their research with the public through media engagement. Applicants should be within eight years of their first PhD or within six years of their first academic appointment, and studing a relevent area of research.
Deadline: 28th January 2025
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Fostering bold, creative research in health sciences.
What is it? This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.
Who is it for? You can apply for a Wellcome Discovery Award if you are a researcher and research team who wants to pursue bold and creative research ideas. You must aim to make a major contribution to your research field by: generating significant shifts in understanding and/or developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.
Deadline: 3rd December 2024
Enabling creatives to explore and develop new ideas.
What is it? Developing your Creative Practice is a development fund designed to support independent creative practitioners to ensure excellence is thriving in England’s arts and culture sector. The fund will create more pathways for individuals, from a range of creative practices and backgrounds. It will allow creative practitioners the time and space to undertake ambitious research and development, helping to make a step-change in their practice.
Who’s it for? Independent artists and creatives based in England.
Deadline: 12th December 2024
A gateway for Agri-Tech innovators to scale globally.
What is it? A funded programme providing mentorship, resources, and access to the Agri-Tech ecosystem in Canada, with two week-long visits planned in April and July 2025.
Who’s it for? UK-based innovative companies focused on Agri-Tech sectors such as precision agriculture, robotics and smart manufacturing, or supply chain sustainability.
Deadline: 3rd Jan 2025
Funding state-of-the-art equipment to advance biosciences.
What is it? The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) invites applications for its mid-range equipment grants for ALERT 2024 biosciences research call. This supports advanced research equipment and development within biosciences research.
Who’s it for? Academic institutions and bioscience research teams in the UK.
Deadline: 9th Jan 2025
Advancing research into human diseases.
What is it? Funding biomedical projects focused on understanding molecular and cellular mechanisms of human health and disease. These provide large and long-term renewable funding for a coordinated and coherent group of related projects that may be developed to address an interrelated set of questions across a broad scientific area.
Who’s it for? Biomedical researchers based in the UK.
Deadline: 9th Jan 2025
Funding for transformative projects in the arts and learning sectors.
What is it? The Foyle Foundation Main Grants Scheme provides funding to UK-based charities for projects in the Arts and Learning. Its focus is on sustainability and long-term impact in these areas, with particular emphasis on access and diversity.
Who’s it for? This scheme is open to UK-registered charities involved in arts or learning projects. It also occasionally supports schools, libraries, and universities when the projects have significant public benefit. Applicants must demonstrate financial viability for at least 12 months and show evidence of additional funding sources if required.
Deadline: 31st Jan 2025
Recognizing UK engineering initiatives that foster collaboration.
What is it? The Bhattacharyya Award celebrates impactful collaborations between academia and industry. Each year, a prize of £25,000 is awarded to a team whose sustained partnership demonstrates how universities and industry can work together to address complex challenges and create real-world benefits. This award welcomes submissions from all fields, celebrating collaborations beyond engineering.
Who’s it for? Engineering institutions and wider partnerships in the UK.
Deadline: 25th Feb 2025
Fueling innovation in healthcare and life sciences.
What is it? Gilde Healthcare is a specialized venture capital fund supporting innovative healthcare and life sciences companies. It is a specialized healthcare investor managing with two fund strategies: Venture&Growth and Private Equity. The fund focuses on businesses developing transformative medical devices, biotechnology solutions, and digital health platforms, as well as companies creating sustainable care solutions.
Who’s it for? Start-ups and scale-ups across Europe and North America that demonstrate a clear vision and potential for disruptive innovation in the healthcare sector.
Deadline: Open
Accelerating energy startups driving global change.
What is it? Support for start-up companies from Europe that are innovating in energy, IT & sustainability. The Rockstart Energy Programme aims to help boost start-up companies that are innovating in energy, IT & sustainability, in order to accelerate the world’s transition to a sustainable energy supply.
Who’s it for? Innovative startups focusing on digital, decentralized, and decarbonized energy solutions.
Deadline: Open
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Funding to establish a knowledge exchange network for computational science across the UK.
What is it? A UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) program to create a Knowledge Exchange and Communication (KEC) NetworkPlus, fostering the dissemination of computational science advancements across research sectors.
Who is it for? UK research organizations focused on computational science knowledge exchange. Eligible applicants must meet UKRI funding criteria.
Deadline: 12th November 2024
Funding for transnational projects to enhance water resource sustainability and security.
What is it? The Joint Transnational Call (JTC) is launched in the framework of the European partnership Water4All and supports research and innovation projects to improve water security in the long term. It is particularly interested in projects that address sustainable water resources, ecosystem protection, and risk management, with a focus on innovative technologies and policy integration.
Who is it for? Each consortium member is funded by the funding organization from their own country or region participating in the joint call. As a result, participants must meet both the national or regional funding criteria and the overall eligibility requirements of the call.
Deadline: 13th November 2024
Funding for urban transformation projects aimed at sustainable development.
What is it? This initiative supports research and innovation into urban sustainability solutions, such as energy efficiency and climate resilience, encouraging collaboration with local authorities. It is hoped that this funding will address key urban challenges facing cities in the transition to a more sustainable economy.
Who is it for? Projects must include an applicant based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding and collaborate with at least two eligible international partners from countries involved in this funding opportunity.
Deadline: 14th November 2024
Funding for early-stage medical research transitioning to clinical applications.
What is it? An MRC funding scheme supporting the translation of early-stage medical research into clinical applications, addressing unmet medical needs across various disease areas. Funding can be used on projects that develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.
Who is it for? UK-based researchers and institutions engaged in translational medical research.
Deadline: 20th November 2024
Funds research partnerships studying infectious disease ecology and evolution.
What is it? International funding for research on the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, with a focus on pandemic preparedness and zoonotic transmission.
Who is it for? UK-led international consortia focusing on infectious disease research.
Deadline: 25th November 2024
Funding for community projects that promote resilience and inclusivity.
What is it? UK-based community funding for projects supporting social resilience and inclusivity, with a focus on areas facing socio-economic challenges.
Who is it for? UK non-profit organizations focused on community development.
Deadline: Open
Grants supporting arts, education, heritage, and environmental projects in the UK.
What is it? Offers funding for projects with long-term social and cultural impact in areas such as arts, heritage, education, and environmental conservation.
Who is it for? UK-based non-profit, educational, and cultural organizations.
Deadline: Open
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Funding for businesses to access environmental expertise.
What is it? The Green Technology Innovation Vouchers scheme offers UK-based businesses up to £10,000 to utilize the facilities and expertise of the Environmental Space Living Lab (ESLL). This initiative is mainly focused on enhancing capabilities in the Southwest region. Funding and support is available to assist UK businesses with developing a product or service to help solve an agriculture, aquaculture, or environmental monitoring problem.
Who is it for? Businesses looking to improve their green technology capabilities through access to specialized resources and expertise.
Deadline: 11th October 2024
Grant competition for small businesses and budding entrepreneurs
What is it? This business boost competition is offering a £25,000 grant to the small business owner with the best business idea. It aims to support small businesses with big dreams – innovative ideas that are not only cutting edge but will have a positive impact on society.
Who is it for? UK based small businesses and entrepreneurs
Deadline: 15th October 2024
Funding for innovative projects across various sectors.
What is it? Innovate UK Smart Grants support research and development projects that can significantly impact the UK economy. These grants are open to businesses of all sizes and can cover a wide range of technological advancements.
Who is it for? UK businesses with innovative ideas that have potential for market impact.
Deadline: 23rd October 2024
Support for sustainable SMEs through targeted advertising initiatives.
What is it? The Sky Zero Footprint Fund: Local Heroes is designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and local businesses in the UK and the Republic of Ireland that are committed to sustainability. This initiative aims to award nine businesses with £20,000 of media value for a local TV advertising campaign, along with up to £2,500 towards ad creation from a local production agency.
Who is it for? Any SME, including shops, restaurants, services, charities, and visitor attractions, that focuses on sustainable practices and aims to make a positive impact in their community.
Deadline: 29th October 2024
Funding for social enterprises and charities in London.
What is it? Innovate Now supports social enterprises and charities in developing innovative solutions to address social challenges within the community. This fund is delivered in collaboration with Do It Now Now, and will provide 64 London-based Black-led charities and enterprises with £12,000 grant funding, bespoke support and £3,000 in compensated capacity building.
Who is it for? Social enterprises and charities based in London looking to expand their services or develop new solutions.
Deadline: 4th December 2024
Funding for startups and SMEs developing breakthrough innovations.
What is it? The EIC Accelerator offers substantial funding for high-risk, high-potential innovations, providing both grant funding and equity investment to help businesses scale their innovations effectively.
Who is it for? Startups and SMEs with innovative, game-changing ideas that can significantly impact the market. The EIC Accelerator is open to innovations in any field of technology or application, excluding military applications and those that harm the environment.
Deadline: Open
Investment funding for early-stage companies with innovative ideas.
What is it? Octopus Ventures focuses on investing in UK start-up companies with high growth potential in technology, healthcare, and consumer markets. It is a multi-million-pound growth fund, and the programme will focus on start-ups with ‘the potential to disrupt their industries and change the world’.
Who is it for? Startups with innovative ideas looking for investment to scale their business.
Deadline: Open
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Funding competition for one large-scale rewilding project.
What is it? The Rewilding Challenge Fund is a major fund of up to £100,000 per year. It is awarded by Rewilding Britain to the rewilding project that shows the maximum potential to work with others to scale up rewilding efforts on land and at sea.
Who is it for? Rewilding Britain are looking for diverse groups (businesses, landowners, sea-users, organisations, community groups) who want to work together to develop innovative models to upscale rewilding.
Deadline: 11th October 2024
Grant competition for small businesses and budding entrepreneurs
What is it? This business boost competition is offering a £25,000 grant to the small business owner with the best business idea. It aims to support small businesses with big dreams – innovative ideas that are not only cutting edge but will have a positive impact on society.
Who is it for? UK based small businesses and entrepreneurs
Deadline: 15th October 2024
Venture Capital funding for UK regional start-up and scale-up companies
What is it? DSW Ventures offers support to innovators, transformers and pioneers to scale-up early-stage companies. Their primary investment focus is on software, digital and other tech businesses; but they also will consider businesses in other sectors.
Who is it for? UK regional start-up and scale-up companies, with a focus on tech businesses.
Deadline: Open
Growth Capital for small and mid-sized businesses
What is it? BGF Investments is one of the leading providers of growth capital to SMEs in the UK. Their primary goal is to help these businesses scale and achieve their full potential. Typical investment amount can vary depending on the company’s needs and potential, but they typically invest between £1 million and £20 million in their initial investment.
Who is it for? BGF invests in a range of companies including start-ups, growth-stage businesses and quoted companies across almost every region and sector of the UK and Irish economy, barring financial services.
Deadline: Open
What is it? The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme is a translational research funding scheme aimed at medical devices, in vitro diagnostic devices and digital health technologies addressing an existing or emerging health or social care need.
Who is it for? This programme is intended for a variety of organizations, including the following: SMEs, Higher Education institutions, NHS and Social Care providers, Not-for-profit organisations, and some eligible commercial organisations.
Deadline: October 23, 2024
Investment funding and support services available to UK entrepreneur-led businesses to boost their growth and development.
What is it? Fearless Adventures offers a programme of investment and development support to provide funding and support to founder-led businesses who are pushing innovation and have the ability to build and create something unique.
Who is it for? UK based founder-led businesses
Deadline: Open
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UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2024
Funding for collaborative projects between businesses in the UK and Singapore.
What is it? The UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2024 fund is a joint initiative between Innovate UK and Enterprise Singapore to support collaborative research and development (R&D) projects between businesses in the UK and Singapore.
Who is it for? To be eligible for the UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2024 fund, you must be a UK registered business collaborating with at least one Singapore registered business.
Deadline: 28/08/2024
Europe Quantum Technology CR&D 2024
Funding for collaborative research projects between UK and EU organisations in the quantum technology field.
What is it? Europe Quantum Technology CR&D 2024 is a UK government initiative aimed at fostering collaboration between UK and EU organisations in the field of quantum technology research and development. The fund supports research and innovation activities that accelerate the development of quantum technologies and address technological and market barriers.
Who is it for? UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for quantum research and innovation activities. You must collaborate with at least one organisation from an EU Member State and may include other international organisations.
Deadline: 28/08/2024
Early-capital and Pre-seed accelerator fund
What is it? Woodbourne Ventures is an early-capital and pre-seed accelerator fund enabling entrepreneurs to build breakthrough businesses. The programme aims to give founders a platform to grow through the first stage of business development and then raise the necessary later-stage capital.
Who is it for? Woodbourne are particularly enthusiastic about supporting life science and technology companies that embrace innovative thinking, sustainability, and are committed to building platforms that bring meaningful improvements to the world.
Deadline: Open
Investment for Purpose-Led British Product Businesses
What is it? The British Design Fund supports, mentors and invests in well-designed, purpose-led product businesses. Supporting enterprise and innovation in the UK, the Fund works with entrepreneurs to scale their products, accelerate growth and build long term value, both for investors and business owners. Maximum award £200,000.
Who is it for? Purpose-led British Product Businesses. Must be SEIS or EIS eligible with a well-designed product that solves a clearly defined problem.
Deadline: Open
Investments for early-stage technology companies.
What is it? The Firstminute Capital Fund was established to support investment into early-stage technology companies. It offers seed stage investments for businesses across the UK, Europe, and US.
Who is it for? Early-stage start-ups and tech-focused businesses.
Deadline: Open
Grants for UK-based Charities and International research projects.
What is it? The Sir Halley Stewart Trust is a grant-giving charity that supports innovative projects in the medical, social, and religious sectors. All Trust grants must fall under one or both of the following categories: ‘innovative research projects’ or ‘pioneering development projects’. They offer main and small grants, with a maximum award of around £60,000.
Who is it for? Grants are available to UK based charitable organisations for UK and/or international research projects that address the themes of medical, social, or religious with the aim of assisting and promoting innovative activities or developments.
Deadline: Open
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