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Innovate Uk - The Future Leaders Fellowship can help fund your most talented innovators

Through the Future Leaders Fellowship scheme your business could:

• develop the leadership potential of an existing employee through a challenging innovation or research project
• access funding (up to £1.2m over 4 years) to cover salaries and critical operational costs
• with your contribution being as low as 30% of the total cost (dependent on size of business)

To register your interest click here

Innovate UK Smart Grants: February 2019

Status:

Open for Applications

An opportunity for UK based businesses and research and technology organisations to apply for a funding to support the best game-changing or disruptive R&D ideas, with a view to commercialisation.

Fund Information

Funding body:

Innovate UK (IUK)

Maximum value:

£ 2,000,000

Application deadline:

24/04/2019

Location

United Kingdom.

Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme

Status:

Open for Applications

Subsidised broadband installation for businesses in the UK that cannot access an affordable broadband service with a speed of at least 2MB per second.

Fund Information

Funding body:

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Maximum value:

£ 350

Application deadline:

31/12/2019

Location

United Kingdom.

Access to Work

Status:

Open for Applications

Financial assistance is available to help organisations in Great Britain with any extra employment costs that result from employing a person with a disability.

Fund Information

Funding body:

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Maximum value:

Discretionary

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

Great Britain.

Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund (DIIF)

Status:

Open for Applications

The Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund has been established to boost the number of businesses in the UK having access to ultra-fast fibre-to-the-property broadband over the period from 2017-2022.

Fund Information

Funding body:

HM Treasury

Maximum value:

Discretionary

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

United Kingdom.

Elidor Finance SME Support

Status:

Open for Applications

Elidor Finance provides independent support to assist SMEs in Wales, as well as throughout the UK, in accessing a range of finance solutions including the Government-backed Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme (EFGS).

Fund Information

Funding body:

Elidor Finance

Maximum value:

£ 1,200,000

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

United Kingdom.

High Value Opportunities Programme

Status:

Open for Applications

A Programme to help UK businesses access large scale overseas procurement projects. It identifies opportunities as they become available and helps businesses secure contracts.

Fund Information

Funding body:

Scottish Enterprise

Maximum value:

Discretionary

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

United Kingdom

Impacting Business By Design

Status:

Open for Applications

Design, technical and development support, investment incentives and the nurturing of design innovation skills, culture and systems within UK SMEs and entrepreneurs. The aim is to increase the number of new products being brought to market in the UK, increasing investment and protecting the country’s industrial competitiveness.

Fund Information

Funding body:

De Montfort University

Maximum value:

Discretionary

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

United Kingdom.

Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA)

Status:

Open for Applications

The Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) aims to bolster the global competitiveness of British industry. The Accelerator will address both technical and commercial challenges by providing tailored incubation support and co-funding to technology developers and start-ups to drive UK expertise.

Fund Information

Funding body:

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Maximum value:

£ 1,000,000

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

United Kingdom.

INTERREG VA France (Channel) - England 2014-2020

Status:

Open for Applications

This programme aims to encourage a range of cross-border, cooperation projects between the English and French territories that share the common maritime border of the Channel.

Fund Information

Funding body:

European Commission

Maximum value:

Discretionary

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

In England: Norfolk, Suffolk, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, Essex, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex, Portsmouth, Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Medway, Kent, Bournemouth and Poole, Dorset, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Plymouth, Torbay, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Surrey, Cambridgeshire, Swindon and Peterborough

In France: Somme, Seine-Maritime, Calvados, Manche, Côtes d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine. Adjacent areas eligible to participate: Oise, Eure, Orne, Morbihan and Pas-de-Calais

South West Export for Growth

Status:

Open for Applications

A Programme to help businesses accelerate sales and boost profits through exports in the South West of England.

Fund Information

Funding body:

European Regional Development Fund

Maximum value:

Discretionary

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

South West of England

Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP)

Status:

Open for Applications

Grant funding available for eligible businesses towards the costs of exhibiting at overseas trade shows.

Fund Information

Funding body:

Department for International Trade

Maximum value:

£ 2,100 (€ 2,500)

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

United Kingdom

Utilise Plus Programme

Status:

Open for Applications

A range of services: grant funding, events, workshops and fully-funded energy audits, for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout England.

Fund Information

Funding body:

Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership

Maximum value:

£ 5,000

Application deadline:

None specified

Location

England.