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WORLD LEADING BUSINESS SUPPORT
Multiple funding & business support opportunities for SMEs
& academics in the digital sector
SETsquared is the link between world class University digital technology research teams and fast-growth start-ups and scale-ups developing breakthrough technology for the new decade. So far, through our Scale-Up Programme we’ve supported over 80 bids, over a third of which have been successfully awarded.
With up to £15k of funded support available per proposal, the team will help you to:
identify high-potential funding calls
frame your grant project proposal
commission a professional bid writer (subject to internal panel review)
project manage the consortium development and bid submission
attend conferences and travel to meet partners (where possible) to build your project consortium
For companies, we can also help link you to the considerable research expertise of the our Scale-Up Partner Universities – Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey and provide opportunities to join consortia.
We are here to help you build relationships with research institutes and write compelling funding proposals. We’ve identified some key Government funding calls, listed below, for which we can provide support. We keep this list as up to date as possible, but if you have another specific funding call you want to submit an application for, please contact us. So if you are considering a bid to any of these funding calls now is the time to apply for this support to boost your chances of success. We welcome early stage discussions to check the viability and feasibility of grant proposal ideas before you commit.
Our Scale-Up Programme provides a broad range of support to innovative, growing SMEs, if you’re not looking for support to bid for R&D funding, check out our main Scale-Up landing page to find out more.
An opportunity for UK registered organisations to apply for a share of £25million to deliver commercially viable or disruptive R&D innovation that can significantly impact the UK economy.
Competition opens: 21 January
Online briefing event: 5 February at 11.30
Submission deadline: 26 May 2021 at 11:00
Scope
Smart is Innovate UK’s ‘Open grant funding’ programme. Applications can come from any area of technology and be applied to any part of the economy. This includes the creative industries, science or engineering, and the arts, design and media. Projects can overlap with the grand challenge areas.
Proposals must demonstrate:
View the KTN Good Application Guide
Please submit your application for support below.
Apply NowAn opportunity for UK registered businesses and organisations to apply for funding of feasibility studies or market research projects for up to £500k. This funding is from ISCF Quantum Technologies programme.
Competition opens: 18 January
Online briefing event: 18 January at 10:00
Submission deadline: 10 March 2021 at 11:00
Scope
The aim of the competition is to advance the commercialisation of quantum technologies in the UK. All proposal must identify a clear market opportunity and an innovative project which exploits it.
Projects must exploit second generation quantum techniques, study a commercial opportunity, quantify performance objectives and provide a roadmap of future exploitation
Second generation quantum technologies are defined as those involving the generation and coherent control of quantum states, resulting in phenomena such as superposition or entanglement. Technologies involving single photon generation and quantum computing are also in scope.
The projects must address at least one of the following:
Market research proposals to explore a unique commercial opportunity in quantum technologies are also in scope.
Specific themes
Projects can focus on one or more of the following:
Projects out of scope
Any projects that do not exploit second generation quantum techniques.
Please submit your application for support below.
Apply NowIf you wish to apply for funding and support for the R&D opportunities shown above complete the form below to join the Scale Up Programme as an associate – which is free and without commitment. Read a guide on how to make a good application
Alternatively, if you are unsure which opportunity is for you still complete the form below and we will get in touch to discuss your proposal and check it’s in scope for the support programme.
Associate membership of the Scale Up programme is open to any company who meets the criteria and is free of charge. Full Membership will be offered to companies who access the CR&D proposal development support or investment raising support services. Full membership is subject to payment by the member company of a one-off fee and Membership is valid for one year. For the year 2019/20 the Membership Fee is £1,600 ex VAT. Any eligible company can waive the fee under the De Minimis State aid regulation (Commission Regulation (EU) NO 1470/2013) (DMR) providing they have not received in excess of 200,000EUR of aid within a 3 year period . This requires eligible companies to complete a Statement of Previous Aid declaration