23 Jan 2024

January Grant Funding Update

Bethan Roullier
Head of BD Grants

Funding your innovation

TBAT assists organisations in accessing research and development grant funding across a range of UK and EU schemes and industry sectors. Take a look at our January Grant Funding update for the latest Grant Funding opportunities.

Environmental Monitoring Innovation

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for collaborative projects to develop innovative solutions in environmental monitoring. This funding is from Innovate UK and The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra).

This competition is limited to terrestrial geographies, including near shore regions in transitional and some coastal waters, such as estuaries and salt marshes, provided they can be accessed from land.

Programme: Innovate UK
Award: Share of up to £5 million
Applications open: 22nd January 2024
Deadline: 6th March 2024

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UK-Switzerland CR&D Round 2

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for innovative projects in all technologies. You must collaborate with at least one Swiss implementation partner applying under the equivalent Swiss Innosuisse programme.

The aim of this competition is to enhance UK and Swiss collaborations and capabilities in technology. The result being, the developing and delivering of new innovations, and applications of the technologies across a broad range of other sectors.

Innovate UK encourage innovation in, but not limited to, the following technologies:

  • life sciences
  • AI
  • semiconductor applications
  • quantum

Programme: Innovate UK
Award: Share of up to £4 million
Applications open: 5th February 2024 
Deadline: 1st May 2024 

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Innovate UK Smart Grants: January 2024

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy.

The Innovate UK Smart grant supports SMEs and their partners develop the best game-changing and world-leading innovative R&D projects. It offers funding where other opportunities are not available or appropriate, and where timing is key to ensure swift and successful commercialisation post-project completion.

Programme: Innovate UK
Award: Share of up to £25 million
Applications open: 15th January 2024
Deadline: 24th April 2024

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Interested in applying for one of these competitions?

If you’re interested in any of the above Grant Funding opportunities, or would like to speak to one of our advisors regarding a different opportunity, contact us today.


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