Funding Opportunities
Positive change is driven through new ideas and innovation. But innovation is complex. Sometimes projects need to be connected with new opportunities or looked at from new perspectives to make the difference. This is where KTN comes in.
If you’re looking for experienced input into your idea, product, service, research or challenge, then invite us to get involved. We will not only work with you in understanding your market or challenge but will also direct you to the latest funding opportunities available, and how you can apply.
To find how KTN can support your funding application or help you find partners, click here.
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Design Ecosystem Fellowships
Opens 17/02/2022
Closes: 30/04/2022
The Design Ecosystem Fellowships are Future Observatory-funded awards for up to six researchers to map transformative design ecosystems in the UK. The aim of the scheme is to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of production systems that support environmental sustainability, circular economies and waste reduction – a process that is key to achieving UK and global net zero targets.
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Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition – Round 2
Opens 14/04/2022
Closes: 11/05/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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GovStart: a free six month programme to help technology startups transform the public sector
Opens 06/04/2022
Closes: 01/05/2022
GovStart is a free six month programme to help technology startups transform the public sector. PUBLIC run two GovStart programmes – one in the UK and one in Germany – aimed at startups at different stages and in various sectors, working with products that have powerful public sector applications.
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iX Challenge: Sustainable Transport & Energy system related technologies and innovative approaches for enabling a region to reach net zero ahead of 2050
Opens 07/04/2022
Closes: 13/05/2022
The Innovation Exchange programme is working alongside Electric Corby Community Interest Company, on a Community Renewal Funded approach for North Northamptonshire Council, to develop a roadmap options programme, on how to get the region to net zero. This challenge is specifically looking for transport and energy-related ideas.
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iX Challenge: Ideas for Innovative Sustainability strategies for housing developments within North Northants
Opens 07/04/2022
Closes: 13/05/2022
The Innovation Exchange programme is working alongside Electric Corby Community Interest Company, on a Community Renewal Funded approach for North Northamptonshire Council, to develop a roadmap options programme, on how to get the region to net zero. This challenge is specifically looking for sustainable approaches in delivering new housing developments within the North Northants region.
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Automotive Transformation Fund Scale up Readiness Validation (SuRV)
Opens 20/04/2022
Closes: 25/05/2022
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £15 million to validate readiness of net zero technologies and processes for scale up through pilot production, with a maximum grant request of £2 million.
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MyWorld Collaborative Research & Development
Opens 25/04/2022
Closes: 01/06/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2million for collaborative R&D projects in creative technology. Your proposal must demonstrate a positive impact in the West of England area.
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Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
Opens 22/12/2021
Closes: 16/11/2022
Horizon Europe has a wide variety of open calls for digital, industry and space, with over €150m total funding. Current open calls in cluster 4 relate to 2D materials, graphene, robotics and AI.
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ATI Programme strategic batch: expression of interest April 2022
Opens 04/04/2022
Closes: 27/04/2022
The ATI (Aerospace Technology Institute) Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.
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NATEP helping SMEs innovate in aerospace: Spring 2022
Opens 04/04/2022
Closes: 18/05/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to carry out industry led civil aerospace collaborative R&D projects. The aim of this competition is to provide help for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop innovative aerospace technologies.
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iX challenge: Delivering a Digital Twin for the North Northamptonshire region to optimise a roadmap for achieving Net Zero
Opens 31/03/2022
Closes: 04/05/2022
The Innovation Exchange programme is working alongside Electric Corby Community Interest Company on how to get the region to net zero. This challenge is aimed at finding innovative digital twin providers that can best digitally represent the region and offer a visual route to help in identifying the optimal projects and locations to deliver Net Zero solutions.
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APC 21: Developing automotive technologies and capability for net zero
Opens 31/03/2022
Closes: 18/05/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £25 million for late-stage R&D projects that help accelerate the UK towards a net-zero automotive future.
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Canada-UK Net Zero Value Chains - Transportation
Opens 04/04/2022
Closes: 29/06/2022
UK registered businesses and Canadian SMEs can apply to collaborate on joint R&D projects that enable the transition to net zero for the automotive, rail, or maritime sectors.
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Farming Innovation Programme - large R&D partnership projects
Opens 30/03/2022
Closes: 29/06/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £8 million for large R&D partnership projects, from the industry-led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.
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Farming Futures R&D Fund: Climate smart farming
Opens 30/03/2022
Closes: 18/05/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million from the Farming Futures R&D Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme. Your project must be able to demonstrate how the project will benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England. Expression of interest required, with full details to follow at stage 2.
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Knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP): 2022 to 2023, round 2
Opens 11/04/2022
Closes: 15/06/2022
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme allows a UK registered business or not for profit organisation to partner with a UK education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project.
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Analysis for Innovators (A4I) Round 7
Opens 28/03/2022
Closes: 20/04/2022
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million to resolve productivity and competitiveness problems, working with top scientists and research facilities.
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UK Seafood Fund: Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships scheme
Opens 28/03/2022
Closes: 16/05/2022
The FISP scheme will improve and share knowledge of fisheries and aquaculture by funding data collection and research to support sustainable fisheries management. You can apply for contracts of up to £300,000 to carry out a full research project (through FISP part B), or grants of up to £20,000 to develop research proposals (through FISP part A).
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Automotive Transformation Fund Expression of Interest: Round 20
Opens 28/03/2022
Closes: 20/04/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1billion for capital centric investment projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK.
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World Bioprotection Summit: Call for Investor Ready Session Pitches
Opens 21/03/2022
Closes: 08/04/2022
You are invited to submit your pitch for a live on-stage session. As well as providing exposure to an audience of international investors, a panel of WBF Dragons will evaluate the pitches and an Award will be offered for the best pitch.
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Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) bi-directional charging Phase 1
Opens 24/03/2022
Closes: 04/05/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million funding from BEIS to develop V2X bi-directional electric vehicle charging prototype hardware, software or business models.