Funding opportunity

NATEP helping SMEs innovate in aerospace: spring 2023

• Opportunity status: Closed
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: Aerospace Technology Institute, Department for Business and Trade
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £2,500,000
• Publication date: 23 March 2023
• Opening date: 27 March 2023 9:30am UK time
• Closing date: 10 May 2023 11:00am UK time

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

UK registered small and medium-sized enterprises can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for industrial-led civil aerospace collaborative research and development projects. This is part of the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) competition.

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to collaborations only.

To lead a project your organisation must:

• be a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise
• work with at least one other grant claiming organisation
• plan to carry out a civil aerospace research or technology development project in the UK