Innovate UK - grant funding, innovation loans and expert support

Supports innovative UK businesses to realise the potential of new technologies, develop ideas and make them a commercial success.

Type of support:: Finance, Grant, Loan, Expertise and advice
Business stage:: Start-ups (1-2 years trading), Established
Industry:: Agriculture and food, Construction, Health, IT, digital and creative, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution
Number of employees:: 0 to 9 employees, 10 to 249 employees, 250 to 500 employees, More than 500 employees
Region:: East Midlands, Eastern, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber

How much you can get

Offers grants of between £25,000 and £10 million.

Offers innovation loans of between £100,000 and £1 million.

Grant funding is available for all sizes of business, from new companies to large multi-nationals.

Opportunities may be:

Themed, to fit with one of the Industrial Strategy’s grand challenge areas:

Or open to any type of innovation or technology project.

Innovation loans are for UK-based SMEs only to carry out late-stage research and development projects.

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Published 13 December 2017
Last updated 7 September 2018 + show all updates