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:
25th Apr 2019
Closes:
24th Jul 2019
BEIS: Storage at Scale
Key features
Share of up to £20 million to support the demonstration of large-scale energy storage using innovative technologies.
Programme
BEIS
Award
Share of up to £20 million
Sectors
Energy
Opens:
30th Jan 2019
Closes:
26th Apr 2019
Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) Phase 2
Key features
The Carbon Trust is managing the £9.2 million Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA), designed to strengthen the global competitiveness of British industry. The IEEA aims to lower costs and increase the number of available energy efficient technologies for a range of industrial sectors.
Programme
BEIS
Award
Share of £9.2 million
Sectors
Energy
Opens:
1st Feb 2019
Closes:
30th Apr 2019
Demonstrators addressing cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for collaborative R&D projects addressing major cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £5 million
Sectors
AI & Robotics
Opens:
18th Feb 2019
Closes:
1st May 2019
Developing digital roads and improving air quality – 1 phase
Key features
Highways England is funding 2 parallel competitions for solutions and ideas for the design and use of UK roads. This 1 phase competition has up to £12 million available for proven feasibility projects at development stage (higher TRL).
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £12 million
Sectors
Automotive, Construction
Opens:
11th Feb 2019
Closes:
1st May 2019
Developing digital roads and improving air quality – 2 phases
Key features
Highways England is funding 2 parallel competitions for solutions and ideas for the design and use of UK roads. This Phase 1 competition has up to £2 million available for unproven feasibility projects (low TRL) and a further £6 million available for Phase 2 to progress to prototype development and evaluation.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Up to £2 million
Sectors
Automotive, Construction
Opens:
11th Feb 2019
Closes:
1st May 2019
Open Call for Innovation – Cycle 1
Key features
Cycle 1 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:
6th Mar 2019
Closes:
2nd May 2019
Electronics, sensors & photonics for robotics in extreme environments
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million to develop reliable extreme environment grade electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics and AI systems. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £2 million
Sectors
AI & Robotics
Opens:
11th Mar 2019
Closes:
8th May 2019
UK & Canada: Enhancing Industrial Productivity
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative technologies targeting global markets with Canadian partners.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £5 million
Sectors
AI & Robotics, Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
11th Feb 2019
Closes:
9th May 2019
Improving housing management to enhance health outcomes
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £1.25 million, including VAT, to develop a solution to improve the management of housing stock, which leads to improved health outcomes.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £1.25 million
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
1st Apr 2019
Closes:
15th May 2019
Key features
UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £1 million for 5G collaborative R&D projects in the EUREKA CELTIC programme.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £1 million
Sectors
AI & Robotics, General/Open
Opens:
1st Apr 2019
Closes:
29th May 2019
Key features
Organisations call apply for a share of £800,000 in Phase 1 of the DASA Countering Drone's challenge to develop the technology needed to counter Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS).
Programme
DASA
Award
Share of £800,000
Sectors
AI & Robotics, Defence
Opens:
9th Apr 2019
Closes:
29th May 2019
Key features
The UK and South Korea announce a joint funding competition for R&D projects under the EUREKA programme. UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £1 million
Sectors
General/Open, Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
18th Mar 2019
Closes:
5th Jun 2019
Key features
UK businesses and research organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million from DFID for projects with partners in eligible African countries.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £3 million
Sectors
Agriculture
Opens:
1st Apr 2019
Closes:
5th Jun 2019
Key features
These awards support any stage of the translational research and development pathway, including the clinical development of laboratory-validated technologies or interventions.
Programme
NIHR
Award
No upper funding limit
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
24th Apr 2019
Closes:
5th Jun 2019
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £1 million in Stage 1 of this DASA funding competition, to develop an autonomously operating unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) system.
Programme
DASA
Award
Share of up to £1 million
Sectors
AI & Robotics, Automotive, Defence
Opens:
17th Apr 2019
Closes:
11th Jun 2019
Key features
Apply for UK grant funding from the NIHR i4i Challenge Awards, for the assessment of medtech innovations in healthcare settings.
Programme
NIHR
Award
No upper funding limit
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
17th Apr 2019
Closes:
12th Jun 2019
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
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
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
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
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