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Innovate UK Business Connect brings together businesses, researchers, investors and partners to support innovation across the UK. As a strategic delivery partner to Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), we connect organisations to funding opportunities, partnerships and expert support to help ideas move from concept to scale.

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Innovation Loans Expression of Interest

There is no submission deadline

UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprises can submit an Expression of Interest for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential.…

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Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academic

Opens: 22/06/2026

Closes: 04/11/2026

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million to deliver ambitious research and innovation and develop future leaders. This funding is…

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Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6 (AKT 6)

Opens: 26/05/2026

Closes: 15/07/2026

UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 2

Opens: 20/04/2026

Closes: 24/06/2026

UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

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Horizon Europe 2026-27: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society (Cluster 2)

Various closing dates from Sep 2026 to Sep 2027

Topics available under cluster 2, with €3m-€5m available for most calls.

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British Business Bank Start-up Loans

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Unsecured loans of up to £25,000 for UK businesses which have been operating for 5 years or less, repayable over 1-5 years.

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Navigate AI adoption with data & digital transformation frameworks

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Explore practical frameworks from Innovate UK BridgeAI programme partner Digital Catapult, designed to support organisations adopting AI. These resources offer structured guidance on data strategy, governance,…

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Horizon Europe 2026-27: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Various closing dates from Apr 2026 to Nov 2027

Research and innovation projects to boost top researchers’ careers through mobility and innovative doctoral and postdoctoral training, including academia-business collaborations.

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Could our Creative Industries programmes support you?

We offer innovation programmes that help businesses and researchers develop and commercialise new products, processes and services.

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Innovate UK Unlocking Potential Award

There should be no limits to success in innovation. So, if you’ve got a great idea or a business with big ambition, this is the place…

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BridgeAI

Empowering UK organisations to harness the power of AI through support and funding, bridging the AI divide for a more productive UK.

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Creative Catalyst

The Creative Catalyst is a £30 million programme of phased financial and non-financial activities to provide end to end innovation support for high potential businesses in…

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Women in Innovation

Enabling brilliant women across the UK to fully achieve their vision for their businesses and change the world, while championing and celebrating gender diversity throughout UK…

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Immersive Tech Network

Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network brings together industry, researchers and research organisations, the public sector, entrepreneurs, innovators and end-users to support the UK in becoming the…

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