Opportunities
Positive change is driven through new ideas and innovation. But innovation is complex. Sometimes projects need to be connected with new opportunities or looked at from new perspectives to make the difference. This is where Innovate UK Business Connect comes in.
If you’re looking for experienced input into your idea, product, service, research or challenge, then invite us to get involved. We will not only work with you in understanding your market or challenge but will also direct you to the latest opportunities available, and how you can apply.
Find out how Innovate UK Business Connect can support your application or help you find partners.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 – 2026 Round 2
Opens 14/04/2025
Closes: 11/06/2025
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults, working with businesses or not for profits, can apply for a share of up to £9m.
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DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: small projects
Opens 31/03/2025
Closes: 29/05/2025
UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8m for innovation projects.
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DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: large projects
Opens 31/03/2025
Closes: 29/05/2025
UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business. This funding is from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).
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Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 10, business and non-academic
Opens 23/06/2025
Closes: 05/11/2025
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110m for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders.
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Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: Round 20
Opens 06/03/2025
Closes: 07/05/2025
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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From design to deployment: Accelerating responsible AI adoption with MLOps and design thinking
Digital Catapult’s new paper will help you navigate the complexities of responsible AI.
Explore Digital Catapult’s new paper developed for the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme that addresses the implementation of responsible AI (RAI) by integrating ethical principles into MLOps workflows using a design-thinking approach.
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British Business Bank Investment Fund for Scotland
Apply anytime
The Investment Fund for Scotland will deliver a £150 million commitment of new funding to the country.
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British Business Bank South West Investment Fund
Apply anytime
The South West Investment Fund will deliver a £200 million commitment of new funding to smaller businesses.
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British Business Bank Midlands Engine Investment Fund II
Apply anytime
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund II will deliver £400 million of new funding to small and medium-sized businesses across the Midlands.
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British Business Bank Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II
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The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II will deliver a £660 million commitment of new funding to smaller businesses.
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British Business Bank Investment Fund for Wales
Applications open year-round
Offers a range of commercial finance options with smaller loans £25k-£100k, debt finance £100k-£2m, and equity investment up to £5m.
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British Business Bank Investment Fund for Northern Ireland
Applications open year-round
The Fund offers two different commercial finance options: loans ranging from £25,000 to £2 million, and equity investments up to £5 million.
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British Business Bank Growth Guarantee Scheme
Applications open year-round
The Growth Guarantee Scheme can generally support loan sizes of up to £2m and provides the lender with a 70% government-backed guarantee.
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SMART: SCOTLAND grants for feasibility studies for SMEs
Applications accepted year-round
The SMART: SCOTLAND grant, for SMEs in Scotland, supports feasibility studies for high-risk, highly ambitious R&D projects.
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Discover Digital Transformation Training Programme
Short courses, various dates
Explore the potential of your business with the Discover Digital Transformation Training Programme by STFC Hartree Centre.
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The Turing Way Handbook
Open indefinitely
Discover The Turing Way Handbook on data science from The Alan Turing Institute, an Innovate UK BridgeAI programme resource. The project offers a series of openly developed online guides that share over 300 chapters on best practices and skills for reproducible, ethical, collaborative, and inclusive data science and artificial intelligence.
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