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Innovate UK

Innovate UK Smart Grants

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation.

Eligibility

This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.

To lead a project your organisation must:

  • be a UK registered business of any size
  • be a UK registered research and technology organisation (RTO)
  • carry out all your research and development (R&D) project activity (in the UK this should include all subcontractor activities)
  • intend to commercially exploit the project results from the UK

You must be or involve at least one grant claiming micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).

Grant Guidance

XR Hack Event London

Calling all UK XR Studios & Hackers, are you interested in a chance to win $100K+ in prizes? The Innovate UK Immersive Tech Network will be running a UK XR hackathon in London in partnership with PwC on August 14-16th. The event will take place at PwC offices near Trafalgar Square and will be the biggest ever UK XR Hackathon, with capacity for 100+ hackers and £10K in prize money to be won.

This initiative is part of the global XR HACK opportunity, a first of its kind global XR hackathon, driven by XR Bootcamp and sponsored by Meta. ‍

Apply and Find Out More

DISCLAIMER: This competition is held by Innovate UK, NOT Create South East. For all competition enquiries and support, please get in touch with Innovate UK via their website, or email enquiries@iuk.ktn-uk.org .

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