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Innovate UK funding: how to find competitions

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, funds business-led innovation mainly through competitions. Each competition has its own scope, eligibility rules, funding rules and deadline, published on the official Innovation Funding Service. Read the brief for the competition you want, not a general summary.

Official sources

• Innovate UK on UKRI Who Innovate UK is and what it supports.
• Innovation Funding Service: competition search Where competitions are listed and where you apply.
• Find a grant (GOV.UK) Other UK government grant schemes.

How to read a competition brief

• Scope Check that your project fits the stated scope before anything else.
• Eligibility Check who can lead, who can partner and the project size and length rules.
• Funding rules Check what share of costs can be funded for your organisation type and which costs are eligible.
• Deadline Note the closing date and time stated in the brief and submit early.

Browse on GrantSift

Every GrantSift listing links to its official page. Search and browse are free.

• All UK funding on GrantSift
• UK business funding guide
• Technology grants
• Research grants
• Regional business grants in the UK
• UK student finance: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Information only. Program rules change; the official page is always the final word. Applying through official portals is free.