R&D Grants
How much SMART grant to apply for?
21 November 2019SMART is Innovate UK’s open funding programme that offers R&D grants for game-changing innovations of up to £2 million project cost – but how much grant to apply for? The temptation is to apply for the maximum possible but is that the right strategy for the best outcome? SMART is massively oversubscribed to applications. A […]
Also posted in Innovate UK Tagged bid writing, costing, Innovate UK, proposals, R&D grantsHow to Boost Academic Funds in Collaborative Projects
1 August 2019Innovate UK imposes a limit on academic partner financial involvement in collaborative R&D projects. Typically, in a SMART R&D grant project, academic partner costs are limited to a maximum of 30% of project costs. Other limits can apply in thematic R&D grant competitions. In some cases, this 30% project cost limit is not enough for […]
Also posted in Innovate UK Tagged bid writing, costing, Innovate UK, R&D grantsNew Innovate UK SMART R&D Grant Round Opens
14 February 2019Innovate UK is launching a new £20M open funding round of SMART R&D grants for UK SMEs on Monday 18th February. Offering up to 70% grants towards a project costing up to £2 Million, it offers SMEs an opportunity to submit any disruptive innovation including ideas from arts, design, media or creative industries. The open […]
Also posted in Innovate UK Tagged Innovate UK, R&D grantsCollaborator or Subcontractor – which is better for R&D grant funding?
16 January 2019Recent Innovate UK R&D grant competitions have favoured collaborative projects. In many of these, it’s mandatory that larger value projects are collaborative. So – what’s the difference between subcontractors and collaborators when it comes to an R&D grant competition? The key issues are commitment to project outcomes and value-for-money. A subcontractor, providing services to an […]
Also posted in Innovate UK Tagged Innovate UK, R&D grantsGetting Collaborative partners for R&D projects
21 September 2018Recently, Innovate UK made it compulsory for larger value R&D grant applications to be collaborative. So who do you collaborate with in order to get a higher value R&D grant – and how do you encourage them to participate? Firstly – who to collaborate with. Probably the best collaborators are potential commercial end-user organisations as […]
Also posted in Innovate UK, News Tagged Innovate UK, R&D grantsHow ready is your technology for R&D grant funding?
5 June 2018When is the best time to apply for R&D grant funding when researching or developing a new technology? It’s a good question and the answer is… it depends! It depends on whether you are applying for an Innovate UK R&D grant or a European Horizon 2020 grant. Experienced scientists and technologists will know that a […]
Also posted in H2020 Grants, Innovate UK Tagged European grants, experimental development, feasibility study, industrial research, Innovate UK, R&D grantsHow innovative should my technology be to get an Innovate UK R&D grant?
17 April 2018Innovate UK R&D grant competitions are known to be ultra-competitive with very few winners. Only the best proposals secure funding – so how innovative does a technology need to be? It’s true that Innovate UK is interested in clear game-changing and/or disruptive innovations. We know that disruptors are innovators, but not all innovators are disruptors. […]
Also posted in News, R&D Tax Credits Tagged bid writing, Innovate UK, R&D grants, R&D tax credits10 Top Tips for winning R&D grants
5 January 2018Have you ever wondered how some businesses get grants and some never do? R&D grants are notoriously difficult to get – and it doesn’t help that online applications are mercilessly inflexible. Here I offer you ten practical tips that will enhance your R&D project proposal enabling you to present a compelling application that gets you […]
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