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EIC Transition: Insights from our Grant Spotlight

Twice a month, our team meets to discuss one R&D grant programme in depth. This week we covered EIC Transition,  ...
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Grant Funding for Creative Industries & Media Tech

Grant funding plays a key role in accelerating innovation for organisations working across Creative Industries & Media Tech, from immersive ...
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NHS Cancer Programme – Innovation Open Call insights from our “Grant Spotlight”

The latest SBRI competition puts up to £3 million (Track One) or £5 million (Track Two) behind NHS cancer innovations, ...

Innovate UK: Open and forthcoming grants in Q3/Q4 2026

Innovate UK funding while the strategy reset plays out As of September 2026, Innovate UK is still in mid-reorganisation – ...

New UK Prime Minister, same direction of travel: what the Industrial Strategy reset means for R&D funding

The Modern Industrial Strategy (IS6 as it is ‘fondly’ known as) was published in November 2025 promising £20.4 billion in ...

Grant Funding for Smart Cities and Infrastructure 

Grant funding plays a key role in accelerating innovation and bringing transformative solutions smart city and infrastructure to market. Overview ...
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Agriculture & Agri-Food Tech: Grant Funding

Grant funding plays a key role in accelerating innovation for organisations working across Agriculture and Agri-Food Technology, from improving the ...

UKRI Grant Funding Strategy – 2026 to 2031

Here are the priority sectors and technologies for the £9bn annual grant and support budget from UKRI 2026 to 2031. ...
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External Grant Writing Training Day for Research Managers

As I have just finished the full Grant Writing for Horizon Europe (GW4HEU), I wanted to share some quick thoughts ...
EIC Transition

EIC Transition explained: turning research results into market-ready innovation

For those who already have EU-funded project results and now you are ready for the next steps towards specific commercial ...
EV Funding

Drive 35: New UK Flagship EV Fund

Sharing insights from our internal “Grant Spotlight” weekly R&D Grant Funding meeting Drive 35 is the UK government’s new £2.5 ...
Grant Funding Strategy

Why Strategy Matters in Grant Funding

Grant funding is one of the most useful tools for innovation-driven businesses. It provides patient, non-dilutive capital often tied to ...
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ACT ASAP: Funding for Advanced Connectivity Academics

Sharing insights from our internal ‘Grant Spotlight’ weekly R&D Grant Funding meeting ACT ASAP (Advanced Connectivity Technology Startup Accelerator Programme) ...

Future Leaders Fellowship: Is It Right for You?

Sharing insights from our internal ‘Grant Spotlight’ weekly R&D Grant Funding meeting The Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) from Innovate UK ...
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Relaunch of IUK Innovation Loans

Scaleup funding for Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Creative Industries, Defence, Digital Technologies and Life Sciences. Introduction After significant underspend in ...
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