2022 Apply Now for Innovate UK Smart Grants Program

2022 Apply Now for Innovate UK Smart Grants Program

Deadline: 13-Apr-22

Innovate UK is inviting applications from eligible applicants for the January 2022 Smart Grants.

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £25 million in the best game-changing and commercially viable innovative or disruptive ideas. All proposals must be business focused.

Applications can come from any area of technology and be applied to any part of the economy, such as, but not exclusively:

net zero
health and wellbeing
technologies
the arts, design and media
Funding Information

Projects of 6to18 months must have total eligible project costs between £100,000 and £500,000 and can be single or collaborative.
Projects of 19to36 months must have total eligible project costs between £100,000 and £2 million and must be collaborative.
Eligibility Criteria

Lead organisation
To lead a project your organisation must:
be an SME if you want to work alone
be a UK registered business of any size or a research and technology organisation (RTO) if collaborative
include at least one SME if you are a large business or RTO and wish to collaborate with other UK registered businesses, research organisations, academic organisations, public sector organisations or charities
claim grant funding
carry out all your project work in the UK
intend to commercially exploit the results from or in the UK
Academic institutions cannot lead or work alone.
Project team

To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK registered:
business
academic institution
charity
not-for-profit
public sector organisation
research and technology organisation (RTO)
For more information, visit https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1087/overview#summary