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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

Funding to support SMEs in developing genuinely new innovations with significant potential for rapid economic return to the UK, in any area of technology and any part of the economy.

£100k-£1M, up to 24 months project duration.

Open now

Closes: TBC – likely autumn 2024

European Space Agency: Decarbonisation through Digitalisation and Logistics Optimisation

This call is part of the umbrella “Maritime Decarbonisation” thematic call for proposals. The objectives of this subtheme are to develop new services that support the decarbonisation of the maritime sector through digitalisation and logistics optimisation.

Up to €500k (feasibility study), case-by-case (demonstration project).

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