Sectors featured this month: digital (quantum and AI), agri-tech & clean-tech and non-specific.
Digital
Collaborative AI Solutions to improve productivity in key sectors
Funding available: £700k – £1.2m
Deadline: 8th Nov 2023
Summary: Innovate UK is looking for projects to support the development and adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) solutions in the priority sectors of transport, construction, agriculture and creative industries.
Agri-Tech & Clean-Tech
Canada-UK Ocean Collaborative R&D: Expression of Interest
Funding available: £165k – £500k
Deadline: 18th Oct 2023
Summary: This is stage 1 of a 2-stage competition – Expression of Interest. Funding is awarded in stage 2. The funding will support projects to deliver innovative outcomes in ocean technology.
Water Breakthrough Challenge 4: Transform Stream
Funding available: £2m – £10m
Deadline: 19th Oct 2023
Summary: The Transform Stream aims to spark ambitious innovation and enable new approaches and ways of working, equipping the water sector to address the big challenges facing the sector, driving far-reaching and long-lasting benefits across England and Wales.
Canada-UK: Plant-based Protein Innovation
Funding available: Up to £1.5m
Deadline: 1st Nov 2023
Summary: This is stage 1 of a 2-stage competition. The aim of this Expression of Interest (EoI) competition is to find the best proposals that support the development of the plant-based protein sector to be put forward to the full application stage of the competition.
Water Breakthrough Challenge 4: Catalyst Stream
Funding available: £150k – £2m
Deadline: 3rd Jan 2024
Summary: The Catalyst Stream aims to encourage new ways of working that go beyond business-as-usual innovation practices in the water sector, in particular, increasing and improving collaboration and building partnerships from within and outside the water sector.
Delivering a Net Zero NHS for a Healthier Future
Funding available: £50k – £100k
Deadline: 22nd Nov 2023
Summary: This competition seeks applications focussing on: clinical community engagement, novel business models to enable circularity in perioperative care and critical care settings, and net zero clinical transformation.
Future Economy Investor Partnerships SME
Funding available: £50k-£2m
Deadline: 25th Oct 2023
Summary: £80m grant funding has been invested in this fund over the next three years, combining grant funding and private investment from 50+ selected investor partners. Key sector themes: Net Zero, Health and Wellbeing, Next Generation Digital Technologies, Knows No Limit (equality, diversity and inclusion).
Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: round 11
Funding available: £100k – £2m
Deadline: 8th Nov 2023
Summary: Innovate UK is offering up to £25 million in loans to SMEs to help businesses overcome barriers to their innovations becoming a successful, commercial reality. Specific themes: Net-Zero, Health and Wellbeing, and Next Generation Digital Technologies.
