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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Miniature detectors sought to spot drones
Opens 03/02/2025
Closes: 20/02/2025
Drone detectors, small enough to fit inside a pocket or a hand, are sought in a new challenge launched by HMGCC (His Majesty’s Government Communications Centre).
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Oxford Mathematics Collaboration Opportunity
Opens 22/01/2025
Closes: 31/01/2025
The students on the University of Oxford Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing MSc course are trained to take industrial challenges, formulate them as mathematical models, and use the models to provide insight for companies.
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ARIA: Mathematics for Safe AI - opportunity seeds
Opens 15/01/2025
Closes: 11/02/2025
ARIA will fund high-potential proposals to leverage mathematics to ensure that powerful AI systems interact safely and as intended, with up to £500k each.
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Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme Year 9: phase 1
Opens 20/01/2025
Closes: 12/02/2025
Individuals based in a UK academic institution can apply for a share of up to £800,000 to join the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP).
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BridgeAI Innovation Exchange - Call for challenge holders
Opens 14/01/2025
Closes: 14/02/2025
The BridgeAI Innovation Exchange (iX) offers an exciting opportunity for leading UK enterprises to become challenge holders and tackle critical productivity challenges.
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Apply to pitch to investors at Innovate UK's Materials & Manufacturing Showcase 2025
Opens 10/01/2025
Closes: 21/01/2025
Are you an innovative business in the materials and manufacturing sectors looking to raise funding? Apply to pitch at Innovate UK’s Materials and Manufacturing Showcase.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: How can we capture complex human judgement to make better decisions supported by AI?
Opens 08/01/2025
Closes: 07/02/2025
SIS/MI6 seek innovative solutions to enhance how human judgment in national security decision-making can be captured and supported by AI.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Secure Global Wireless Connectivity for Traveling Workforce
Opens 17/12/2024
Closes: 17/01/2025
SIS/MI6 seek innovative means to protect the communication between wireless peripherals and devices for their travelling workforce.
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Knowledge Exchange Hub Short Projects Scheme
Opens 16/12/2024
Closes: 17/01/2025
Enables participants from academia, business, industry, and government to work on a doctoral-student-level research project. Significant co-funding is available for projects involving SMEs.
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Innovation Exchange challenge: Super-app for Education and Career Development in Creative Industries
Opens 13/12/2024
Closes: 11/02/2025
The CASES team aims to establish a collaborative educational ecosystem in the UK and seek seeking industry partners with which to scale their product and facilitate UK market adaptation and adoption.
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Innovation Exchange Challenge: Business-to-Business EdTech Platform and Services
Opens 13/12/2024
Closes: 11/02/2025
Sigma Software University seeks industry partners with whom to establish a B2B Ed Tech platform in the UK.
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Horizon Europe Brokerage Visits 2025
Opens 17/12/2024
Closes: 17/02/2025
Up to 15 UK registered organisations (including corporate companies, small businesses and universities can apply) in hydrogen and battery technologies and smart manufacturing will be selected to join Horizon Europe Brokerage visits to Italy, Germany and Spain.
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Global Incubator Programme: Singapore - Cleantech 2025
Opens 16/12/2024
Closes: 09/02/2025
Innovate UK seeks innovative Cleantech companies for its Global Incubator Programme with Singapore.
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Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab
Opens 11/12/2024
Closes: 12/02/2025
$50k-$250k per project for novel sustainable packaging or alternatives that can replace single-use packaging for specialty crops.
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DASA challenge: Future-proofing Biosecurity by Strengthening the UK’s Microbial Forensics Capability
Opens 12/12/2024
Closes: 18/02/2025
DASA seeks proposals that address challenges within the field of Microbial Forensics.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2024 to 2025 Round 5
Opens 09/12/2024
Closes: 12/02/2025
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9m to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.
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Contracts for Innovation: Accessible Information on Coaches
Opens 16/12/2024
Closes: 12/02/2025
Apply for a share of up to £680k to develop an affordable, user friendly hardware and software solution to provide accessible audio visual information on coaches.
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Global Business Innovation Programme in Canada - Semiconductors
Opens 06/12/2024
Closes: 24/01/2025
Innovate UK invites ambitious innovate companies with expertise in semiconductor technology to participate in a Global Business Innovation Programme with Canada.
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Global Incubator Programme: Singapore – Advanced Manufacturing 2025
Opens 05/12/2024
Closes: 20/01/2025
Innovate UK invites companies with expertise in Advanced Manufacturing to participate in a Global Incubator Programme in Singapore.
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Enhancing Passenger Experience – AI in Transport Competition
Opens 05/12/2024
Closes: 20/12/2024
Unlock the potential of AI in transforming the UK transport sector.
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ARIA: Scalable Neural Interfaces: Opportunity seeds
Opens 02/12/2024
Closes: 13/02/2025
Up to £500k each for projects to transform understanding of neurological disorders by interfacing in new ways, at scale, with the human brain.
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