Key features
Opportunity to apply for a share of up to £20 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 £20 million
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
18th Feb 2019
Closes:
24th Apr 2019
ESA: Virtual and Augmented Reality Kick-Start
Key features
Funding of up to €60,000 per contract available to businesses which intend to develop applications making use of immersive technologies in different industry sectors.
Programme
ESA
Award
€60,000 per project
Sectors
AI & Robotics
Opens:
15th Jan 2019
Closes:
25th Feb 2019
UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme: collaborative feasibility studies round 1
Key features
UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million to carry out collaborative R&D, collaborative fast-track and feasibility projects to enhance the UK’s position in civil aerospace.
Programme
ATI & Innovate UK
Award
Share of £8m
Sectors
Automotive, Defence
Opens:
14th Jan 2019
Closes:
27th Feb 2019
SBRI: Identifying Regulatory Obligations on Businesses
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £1.25 million, including VAT, to develop a solution identifying regulatory obligations placed on businesses. This is phase 1 of a 2 phase competition.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Up to £50,000 per project
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
14th Jan 2019
Closes:
27th Feb 2019
EUREKA Eurostars 2: round 11
Key features
Innovative SMEs can apply for a share of £2.5 million to collaborate in research with partners across Europe and associated countries.
Programme
EUREKA Eurostars
Award
Share of £2.5 million
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
12th Dec 2018
Closes:
28th Feb 2019
Defence and Security Accelerator Open Call for Innovation
Key features
This is Cycle 6 of the DASA Open call. The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and/or security of the UK.
Programme
DASA
Award
See below for further details
Sectors
Defence, General/Open
Opens:
3rd Jan 2019
Closes:
28th Feb 2019
EUREKA: PENTA Cluster Call
Key features
Share of up to £2 million available to UK businesses developing innovative micro or nano technologies.
Programme
EUREKA
Award
Share of up to £2 million
Opens:
21st Dec 2018
Closes:
1st Mar 2019
APC 12
Key features
£20 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 £20 million
Sectors
Automotive
Opens:
7th Jan 2019
Closes:
6th Mar 2019
Nuclear Innovation Programme – Phase 2
Key features
This is Phase 2 of the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials programme, part of the BEIS wider Nuclear Innovation Programme.
Programme
BEIS
Award
Up to £10 million per project
Sectors
Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
15th Jan 2019
Closes:
8th Mar 2019
Get the Ship in Shape
Key features
DASA is seeking proposals that accurately account for, and track, personnel on board the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (QNLZ).
Programme
DASA
Award
Share of up to £250,000
Sectors
Defence
Opens:
25th Jan 2019
Closes:
8th Mar 2019
UK Israel open collaborative competition 2018
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million to develop innovative technologies targeting global markets in partnership with Israeli companies.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £1 million
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
19th Nov 2018
Closes:
11th Mar 2019
Ocean plastic solutions investment accelerator: reducing plastic pollution
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million to develop solutions that tackle the environmental crisis of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £2 million
Sectors
Manufacturing & Materials
Opens:
2nd Jan 2019
Closes:
13th Mar 2019
Keeping prescription continuity whilst moving between care providers
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £1,250,000, including VAT, to develop a solution to improve the medication pathway for people entering custody.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £1.25 million
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
4th Feb 2019
Closes:
20th Mar 2019
Key features
Organisations can apply for a share of £150,000, including VAT, to develop an integrated remote monitoring and screening solution for the care of people in custody.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £150,000
Sectors
Defence
Opens:
28th Jan 2019
Closes:
27th Mar 2019
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million to explore and evaluate the commercial potential of a scientific idea to solve a healthcare challenge.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £3 million
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
21st Jan 2019
Closes:
3rd Apr 2019
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £7 million to explore and evaluate the commercial potential of a scientific idea to solve a healthcare challenge.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £7 million
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
21st Jan 2019
Closes:
3rd Apr 2019
Key features
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop new digital health solutions. Projects can use the services of the NICE DataLab to help with real world data.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £5 million
Sectors
Health & Life Science
Opens:
11th Feb 2019
Closes:
10th Apr 2019
Key features
A share of up to £2 million is available to run proof of concept projects aimed at how to encourage SMEs to adopt productivity boosting technology or management practices.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £2 million
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
28th Jan 2019
Closes:
17th Apr 2019
Key features
A share of up to £2 million is available for trials to build evidence on how to encourage SMEs to adopt productivity boosting technology or management practices.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £2 million
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
28th Jan 2019
Closes:
17th Apr 2019
Key features
A share of up to £2 million is available for trials to build evidence on how to encourage SMEs to adopt productivity boosting technology or management practices.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £2 million
Sectors
General/Open
Opens:
28th Jan 2019
Closes:
17th Apr 2019
Key features
Share of up to £4 million available to support the development and demonstration of innovative flexibility exchanges.
Programme
BEIS
Award
Share of up to £4 million
Sectors
Energy
Opens:
30th Jan 2019
Closes:
18th Apr 2019
FoaK: Resillience, Freight, Noise and Environment
Key features
Businesses can apply for a share of £5.5 million, including VAT, to develop demonstrators to enhance resilience, freight operations and the environment, encouraging innovation in the rail industry.
Programme
Innovate UK
Award
Share of up to £5.5 million
Sectors
Rail
Opens:
25th Feb 2019
Closes:
24th Apr 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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