Good Application Guide
Guide which aims to support prospective grant applicants to submit high quality proposals, giving them the best chance of success.
How to apply for funding
Grant funding is often seen as “free money”, but that’s a misnomer – it is as free as securing a sale or equity investment. You need to put in effort into presenting the most compelling case that your grant application is a better option than all the other applications that are being assessed.
Many of the questions that are asked by the grant application process are similar to the questions that investors or potential customers might be asking about your opportunity. As well as funding important R&D work, securing grant funding can provide validation of your project by a third party. This can be useful in the investment process, to help investor confidence.
KTN’s Investment team have produced a useful guide on how to apply for funding.
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Current Good Application Guide funding opportunities
Eureka Eurostars 3: call 3
Opens: 13/07/2022 Closes: 15/09/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for collaborative research with organisations from participating Eureka Eurostars members countries.
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Scottish EDGE round 20
Opens: 20/07/2022 Closes: 23/08/2022
Having already invested £20 million into over 500 businesses with entrepreneurial potential, the Scottish EDGE Awards round 20 opens in July 2022. Awards can be up to £100,000 per company.
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Innovate UK Smart Grants: July 2022
Opens: 28/07/2022 Closes: 26/10/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovation that can significantly impact the UK economy. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation.
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Good Application Guide Workshop
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