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.
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iX Challenge: Lightweight Energy Storage at Cold Temperatures
Opens 01/08/2022
Closes: 23/09/2022
The focus of this Challenge, working with the NSTIx Operational Technology Co-Creation Centre and the British Antarctic Survey, is to develop a person-portable energy storage system (along with the associated charging/safety electronics) that can be recharged at a temperature as low as –40°C.
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Global Incubator Programme: business acceleration for SMEs
Opens 01/08/2022
Closes: 09/09/2022
An acceleration programme from Innovate UK Edge for innovative SMEs to explore the potential of overseas markets.
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TechX Clean Energy Accelerator
Opens 01/08/2022
Closes: 09/10/2022
TechX’s Clean Energy Accelerator is an intensive 15-week programme for 12 innovative clean energy start-ups with clear potential to significantly accelerate the transition to an affordable net zero energy industry.
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Biomedical Catalyst 2022 Round 2: Industry-led R&D
Opens 15/08/2022
Closes: 12/10/2022
UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £25 million to develop innovative solutions to health and healthcare challenges.
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Analysis for Innovators (A4I) Round 8
Opens 01/08/2022
Closes: 31/08/2022
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million to resolve productivity and competitiveness issues by working with top scientists and research facilities. Projects can have costs of up to £120k.
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Automotive Transformation Fund Expression of Interest: Round 24
Opens 25/07/2022
Closes: 17/08/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 billion for capital centric investment projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK.
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SBRI: Home glaucoma monitoring Phase 1
Opens 25/07/2022
Closes: 21/09/2022
The aim of this competition is to develop disruptive innovative solutions that focus on home (or near-patient) glaucoma monitoring, including home tonometry and home assessment of visual function, and optic disc imaging.
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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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Privacy Enhancing Technologies Challenge Prize
Opens 20/07/2022
Closes: 19/09/2022
The aim of this competition is to develop innovative privacy-preserving solutions that address one or both of the specific challenge use cases in financial crime or public health.
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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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Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 2: Summer 2022
Opens 16/06/2022
Closes: 09/09/2022
Phase 2 of the IETF provides grant funding for feasibility and engineering studies, and for the deployment of industrial energy efficiency and deep decarbonisation projects.
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SBRI: Mental Health Innovation Challenge (NHS Scotland)
Opens 22/06/2022
Closes: 17/08/2022
The aim of this competition is to develop disruptive innovative solutions that deliver sustainable, accessible and equitable mental health services, addressing any of: young people, hard to reach populations, patient centred care pathways, treatment resistant conditions, or prioritisation of backlog.
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Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition – Round Five
Opens 20/07/2022
Closes: 14/09/2022
UK registered SMEs can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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High Altitude Intelligence: Cross Sector Innovation Challenge
Opens 18/07/2022
Closes: 05/10/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for projects up to £2 million in size to develop payloads and solutions for data processing, evaluation and dissemination to complement ongoing High Altitude Pseudo Satellites. Your proposal must show utility in the context of Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief or Maritime Security missions and be compatible with at least one model of stratospheric platform.
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Knowledge Assets Grant Fund: Explore, Expand, Extend
Opens 15/07/2022
Closes: 15/12/2022
UK public sector organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.9 million to better exploit high-potential intangible assets. This funding is from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund programme and delivered by the Government Office for Technology Transfer.
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GCRF AgriFood Africa Innovation Awards Round 3
Opens 25/07/2022
Closes: 30/08/2022
The GCRF Agrifood Africa Innovation Awards Round 3 is a £1.3 million funding scheme for collaborative UK/Africa projects to address African AgriFood challenges. Successful applicants will receive a grant of either £20,000 or £30,000 to support their collaborative UK/Africa AgriFood research and innovation project.
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SBRI: The Sustainable Production & Supply of Food Challenge
Opens 01/08/2022
Closes: 31/10/2022
Cardiff Council, in collaboration with Monmouthshire Council and their wider partnership, are seeking to identify and support projects to develop innovative solutions which can significantly improve the sustainable production and supply of locally grown food in the Cardiff Capital Region.
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NSTIX Challenge: Chemical / Biological Breadcrumb Trail
Opens 18/07/2022
Closes: 05/08/2022
The National Security Technology and Innovation Exchange (NSTIx) is a government-led partnership that enables delivery of innovative national security outcomes. The purpose of this Challenge is to investigate existing, emerging, or new capabilities in the area of tracking suspects using benign chemical and/or biological markers.
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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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APC22: Industrialising net-zero automotive technology
Opens 18/07/2022
Closes: 07/09/2022
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £40 million for late-stage R&D projects that help accelerate the UK towards a net zero automotive future.
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Farming Futures R&D Fund: Sustainable farm-based protein
Opens 25/07/2022
Closes: 21/09/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million across the two strands of this competition to develop innovative solutions for sustainable farm-based protein production (covering livestock, plants, novel animal feed production systems such as algae/seaweed/insects, bioeconomy and agroforestry).