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EmpowerRD's Grant Funding Finder
With the increased RDEC rate, UK R&D tax relief has become more lucrative for companies that are awarded innovation grants. Why? From April 2023, the RDEC rate increased from 13% to 20%, and companies that win innovation grants are typically eligible for the RDEC scheme.
If you’re an innovative business looking for grants, your search stops here! Below is a curated list of some of the most exciting grant funding opportunities currently available.
LATEST INNOVATION GRANTS
Horizon Europe: EIC Accelerator Open
Funding for scaling up high impact innovations (any field) to create new markets or disrupt existing ones.
Open now
- Closes: 10 January 2024
Horizon Europe: EIC Transition Open
Funding for innovation activities (any field) that go beyond experimental proof-of-principle in the laboratory. Up to €2.5M
Open now
- Closes: 18 September 2024
Innovate UK Innovation Loans Future Economy: Round 16
Innovate UK innovation loans are for highly innovative late-stage research and development (R&D) projects leading to innovative new products, processes or services that are significantly ahead of others currently available, or propose an innovative use of existing products, processes or services. There must be a clear route to commercialisation and economic impact.
£100k-£2M (up to 5 year project duration)
Open now
- Closes: 28 August 2024
Innovate UK Smart Grant
Open now
- Closes: TBC – likely autumn 2024
European Space Agency: Decarbonisation through Digitalisation and Logistics Optimisation
Open now
- Closes: 5th August 2024
European Space Agency: Space 4 Rail
ESA open call “Space4Rail Downstream Applications in ARTES 4.0” aims to support the exploitation of space-based assets (satellite navigation, satellite communications and/or Earth observation) in innovative and sustainable applications/services:
1. Related to future control, command and signalling applications of the European Rail system;
2. Improving the performance and attractiveness of the railway, both for railway undertakings and end users.
Up to €500k (feasibility study), case-by-case (demonstration project)
Open now
- Closes: 31 December 2025 (multi-stage application process)
Europe Quantum Technology Collaborative R&D
Funding to facilitate collaboration between the UK and EU organisations, to accelerate research and innovation in quantum technologies (e.g. sensing, scaling industrial products or quantum computing) and remove technological and market barriers to their successful commercialisation and adoption in the UK and internationally. UK businesses must collaborate with at least one non-linked organisation from a European Union Member State. You may also invite organisations from other countries to join your project..
Up to £600k (12-18 month project)
Open now
- Closes: 28 August 2024
Eureka Eurostar
Funding for innovative projects, in collaboration with at least one non-linked organisation from another Eurostars country.
Up to €360k (max. 36 months)
Open now
- Closes: 12 September 2024
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