The aim of this competition is to inspire the products, processes and services of tomorrow: those with the potential to unlock billions of pounds of value to industry and disrupt existing markets.

Round 2 - what's it all about?

Up to £1.4m in funding available

Brokerage events

Belfast: Monday 13 March 2017
Edinburgh: Tuesday 14 March 2017
Cardiff: Thursday 16 March 2017
Manchester: Thursday 23 March 2017  

Registration deadline: Midday on Wednesday 3 May 2017

Application deadline: Midday on Wednesday 10 May 2017

This competition has 4 priority areas:

  • emerging technologies
  • digital
  • enabling capabilities, including electronics, sensors and photonics (ESPs), robotics and autonomous systems, and creative economy
  • space applications

For more information on these areas, click here.

Innovate UK are looking to fund projects that meet all of the following criteria. Proposals must:

  • show significant innovation in one of our priority areas 
  • show outputs that could be applied in more than one industry, sector or market
  • improve business growth, productivity and/or create export opportunities for at least one UK SME involved in the project


All projects must involve at least one SME.


Your project may focus on technical feasibility, industrial research or experimental development.

You could receive up to 70% of your eligible project costs if you are an SME.

For more information on this competition, click here.

?For a full list of available funding competitions, click here.

If you'd like to find out how we can assist your project in this competition, get in touch.


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