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Clean maritime demonstration competition round six: smart shipping

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million for innovative smart shipping technologies and skills for maritime decarbonisation. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£30,000,000
Award range:
£75,000 - £2,000,000
Publication date:
30 January 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

APCUK: advanced route to market demonstrator 4 (ARMD4)

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million for late stage research and development projects that help accelerate the UK transition to zero emission vehicles and towards a net zero automotive future.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£25,000,000
Publication date:
28 January 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10

Apply for funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

  • looking to establish or transition to independence
  • developing your own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Innovate UK
Funding type:
Fellowship
Publication date:
28 January 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition round six, strand one pre-deployment trials

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£30,000,000
Publication date:
24 January 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

2049: Canada-UK Collaborative R&D

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for collaboration with Canadian SMEs on joint R&D projects.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
6 November 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:

Pre-announcement: UK future internet NetworkPlus

Apply for funding for a UK future internet NetworkPlus which brings together the research community and stakeholders.

This funding opportunity is part of the UKRI Creating Opportunities, Improving Outcomes strategic theme.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Opportunity status:
Upcoming
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,200,000
Maximum award:
£5,200,000
Publication date:
11 June 2024
Opening date:
To be confirmed
Closing date:
To be confirmed

Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: explore 2024 to 2025

Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for a share of up to £25,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Government Office for Technology Transfer, Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£25,000
Publication date:
2 May 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Expand, 2024 to 2025

Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for up to £100,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
The Knowledge Asset Grant Fund (KAGF) is run by the Government Office for Technology
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£100,000
Publication date:
1 May 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: extend, 2024 to 2025

Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for up to £250,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Government Office for Technology Transfer, Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£250,000
Publication date:
30 April 2024
Opening date:
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships help businesses to partner with an academic organisation, research organisation or a Catapult, to employ a graduate with the skills and knowledge that can help the business to innovate and grow.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Co-funders:
Government departments and devolved governments
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
20 September 2020
Opening date:
N/A
Closing date:
Open - no closing date

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