Innovate UK have recently launched a number of new funding competitions to help tackle industry challenges ranging from robotics to cyber security.
A selection of the current funding competitions are outlined below, the full list can be found on the Innovate UK website.
Electronics, sensors and photonics for robotics in extreme environments
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.
Competition opens: Monday 11 March 2019
Competition closes: Wednesday 8 May 2019 12:00pm
March expression of interest: UK Aerospace Research and Technology
The UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme provides grant funding to industrial research and capital projects to encourage innovation in UK civil aerospace.
Competition opens: Monday 4 March 2019
Competition closes: Wednesday 20 March 2019 12:00pm
Analysis for innovators round 4 expression of interest
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £4 million to work with the best scientists and research facilities to resolve productivity and competitiveness issues.
Competition opens: Monday 25 February 2019
Competition closes: Wednesday 20 March 2019 12:00pm
Demonstrators addressing cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £6 million for collaborative R&D projects addressing major cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things.
Competition opens: Monday 18 February 2019
Competition closes: Wednesday 1 May 2019 12:00pm
Innovate UK Smart Grants: February 2019
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.
Competition opens: Monday 18 February 2019
Competition closes: Wednesday 24 April 2019 12:00pm
Highways England is funding 2 parallel competitions for solutions and ideas designed for use on UK roads. This competition is for proven feasibility projects at development stage (higher TRL).
Competition opens: Monday 11 February 2019
Registration closes: Wednesday 1 May 2019 12:00pm
Digital health technology catalyst round 4: collaborative R&D
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.
Competition opens: Monday 11 February 2019
Competition closes: Wednesday 10 April 2019 12:00pm
Biomedical Catalyst 2019 round 1: feasibility and primer awards
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.
Competition opens: Monday 21 January 2019
Competition closes: Wednesday 3 April 2019 12:00pm
Ocean plastic solutions investment accelerator: reducing plastic pollution
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.
Competition opens: Wednesday 2 January 2019
Competition closes: Wednesday 13 March 2019 12:00pm
