Key features
Opportunity to apply for a share of up to £25 million to deliver ambitious or disruptive R&D innovations with significant potential for impact on the UK economy.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £25 million
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
26th Apr 2019
Closes:
24th Jul 2019
Shift2Rail
Key features
Shift2Rail is a strand of Horizon 2020 funding for innovation to deliver a bright future for the rail sector.
Programme
Horizon 2020
Award
See details below
Sectors
Rail
Opens:
15th Jan 2019
Closes:
18th Jun 2019
Semi-autonomous Reconnaissance Vehicles for the Army
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.8 million to develop ground or air based, unmanned semi-autonomous forward reconnaissance assets controlled from manned mobile assets.
Programme
DASA
Award
Share of up to £1.8 million
Sectors
Defence
Opens:
15th May 2019
Closes:
18th Jun 2019
Space to Innovate
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.25 million to fund research into space technologies to alleviate some of the UK's Defence and Security space challenges.
Programme
DASA
Award
Share of up to £2.25 million
Sectors
Defence
Opens:
10th May 2019
Closes:
26th Jun 2019
Targeting Information to Protected Land Managers and Developers
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £250,000, including VAT, to deliver targeted, customisable information to land managers or developers about protected areas.
Programme
Innovate UK - SBRI
Award
Share of up to £250,000
Opens:
13th May 2019
Closes:
26th Jun 2019
Future Screening for Aviation and Borders
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £4.5 million to develop innovative solutions that can improve the way in which prohibited, illicit and contraband items are detected through screening.
Programme
DASA
Award
Share of up to £4.5 million
Sectors
Defence
Opens:
6th May 2019
Closes:
1st Jul 2019
Digital Innovation Hub Programme: Hub Call
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £22 million to develop a Digital Innovation Hub to curate health data at scale and provide UK-wide expert research data services.
Programme
UKRI ISCF
Award
Share of up to £22 million
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
7th May 2019
Closes:
2nd Jul 2019
SME support to evaluate innovative medical technologies: Round 4
Key features
SMEs can apply for a share of £1.5 million to support the evaluation of innovative medical devices, diagnostics and regulated digital health products.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £1.5 million
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
23rd Apr 2019
Closes:
3rd Jul 2019
Immersive Technology Investment Accelerator: Phase 2
Key features
UK businesses doing R&D in immersive technology can apply for a share of up to £2 million grant funding alongside private equity investment.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £2 million
Sectors
AI & Robotics, General/Open
Opens:
20th May 2019
Closes:
3rd Jul 2019
Novel Chemistry to Reduce the Risk from Household Products
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million to reduce the risk of common chemicals used in household and personal care products being used for non-legitimate activities.
Programme
DASA
Award
Share of up to £1 million
Sectors
Defence, Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
23rd May 2019
Closes:
3rd Jul 2019
RSSB: Data Sandbox+
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £650,000 to deliver innovative data-driven solutions to key operational performance challenges in the rail industry.
Programme
RSSB
Award
Share of £650,000
Sectors
Rail
Opens:
4th Apr 2019
Closes:
5th Jul 2019
Open Call for Innovation – Cycle 2
Key features
Cycle 2 of the 2019/20 DASA Open Call for Innovation. The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and/or security of the UK.
Programme
DASA
Award
See below for details
Sectors
Defence, General/Open
Opens:
2nd May 2019
Closes:
9th Jul 2019
APC 13
Key features
£25 million of collaborative (match) funding is available for UK-developed late stage R&D, to support growth in advanced low carbon propulsion capability in the automotive sector.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £25 million
Sectors
Automotive, Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
13th May 2019
Closes:
10th Jul 2019
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £1.25 million, including VAT, to develop data and digital technology to deliver better adult social care.
Programme
Innovate UK - SBRI
Award
Share of up to £1.25 million
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
10th Jun 2019
Closes:
17th Jul 2019
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million to develop photonic technologies in partnership with organisations from EUREKA countries.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £2 million
Sectors
Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
25th Mar 2019
Closes:
25th Jul 2019
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £240,000, including VAT, to develop an innovative AI solution for radiological diagnosis of fractures of upper and/or lower limbs.
Programme
Innovate UK - SBRI
Award
Share of up to £240,000
Sectors
AI & Robotics, Health & Life Science
Opens:
20th May 2019
Closes:
31st Jul 2019
Key features
WRAP is funding projects of between £200,000 and £1m. The grant supports projects that provide new infrastructure/technologies which increase recycling capacity for difficult to recycle plastic packaging/textile materials.
Programme
WRAP
Award
Share of up to £4.7 million
Sectors
Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
14th Jun 2019
Closes:
2nd Aug 2019
Key features
UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million to develop clean, cheap local energy systems that create prosperous, resilient UK communities. This funding is from the ISCF’s Prospering from the Energy Revolution challenge.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £30 million
Sectors
Energy
Opens:
7th May 2019
Closes:
7th Aug 2019
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.7 million to develop innovative technologies for global composites markets with US partners.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £1.7 million
Sectors
Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
29th May 2019
Closes:
21st Aug 2019
Key features
Coeliac UK in collaboration with Innovate UK are launching a second research call to industry and researchers to make improvements for people living with coeliac disease.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Up to £180k per project
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
7th Jun 2019
Closes:
16th Sep 2019
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £22 million across 3 strands to help provide clean, affordable and secure energy in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or both. This is the early-stage strand.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £22 million
Sectors
Energy
Opens:
17th Jun 2019
Closes:
18th Sep 2019
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £22 million across 3 strands to help provide clean, affordable and secure energy in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or both. This is the mid-stage strand.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £22 million
Sectors
Energy
Opens:
17th Jun 2019
Closes:
18th Sep 2019
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £22 million across 3 strands to help provide clean, affordable and secure energy in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or both. This is the late-stage strand.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £22 million
Sectors
Energy
Opens:
17th Jun 2019
Closes:
18th Sep 2019
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million to develop innovative proposals with Singapore and other EUREKA countries.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £1 million
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
17th Jun 2019
Closes:
19th Sep 2019
Key features
A share of up to £18 million available to invest in technologies to recover hear from industrial processes and increase the deployment of such technologies in England and Wales.
Programme
BEIS
Award
Share of £18 million
Sectors
Energy, Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
15th Oct 2018
Closes:
30th Sep 2019
Key features
The British Business Bank has announced the first wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), with the launch of £120million of SME debt finance, which is now available to businesses across the 10 Local Enterprise Partnership areas in the Midlands. Aimed at eliminating regional imbalances in funding, the British Business Bank is keen to support fast-growth organisations and businesses looking to expand into new markets and boost productivity, supporting job creation.
Programme
British Business Bank
Award
Up to £2m in lending and investment
Opens:
29th Aug 2017
Closes:
26th Aug 2022