External Funding Calls
We can only offer a limited number of grants for funding feasibility studies. Here we will list any upcoming external funding calls that may be of interest to network members.
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Innovate UK Investor Partnerships: SME round 6
Opens: 9th January 2024
Closes: 11am 27th February 2024
NIHR i4i & OLS Real World Evidence Programme
Opens: 31st January 2024
Closes: 27th March 2024
Summary: The aim of the call is to support consortia to address real world evidence gaps to accelerate widespread adoption of technologies recommended for early use in the NHS through NICE Early Value Assessment (EVA). Funding will be deployed to generate real world evidence for product(s) to achieve a full NICE evaluation, generate further evidence required by commissioners to increase uptake, and to capture generalisable learnings to support future innovators. Applications that align with the Life Sciences Vision, published in July 2021, are particularly welcomed.
Innovate UK Smart Grants January 2024
Opens: 18th January 2024
Closes: 11th April 2024
Summary: The Innovate UK Smart grant has focused scope and eligibility criteria to support SMEs and their partners develop disruptive innovations with significant potential for rapid economic return to the UK. The application process reflects the importance of obtaining economic benefits from public funding, and the potential for successful commercialisation, growth, and exports.
Proposals must be business focused, with deliverable, realistic, adequately resourced plans to achieve return on investment, growth and market share following project completion.