Funding Fit : Smart Grants 2021

Reimagine. Collaborate. Succeed

Join a network of regional innovators and high growth business to find out more about the Innovate UK Smart Grants funding competition from Innovate UK, part of Research and Innovation. Learn if your business and project could be benefit for applying for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovation that can significantly impact on the UK economy.

Do you have a project that is leading to new products , processes or services that are:

• game-changing
• innovative
• disruptive
• ambitious

Applications can come from any area of technology and be applied to any part of the economy, such as, but not exclusively:

• the arts, design and media
• creative industries
• science or engineering

The deadline for applications for the UK Smart Grant is 25th August 2021.

This event is part of Funding Fit, a new programme of events organised by the Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor and New Anglia LEP to help businesses connect, collaborate and apply for grant funding.

During the one-hour session participants will get a jargon-free overview of the two funding calls which will cover:

• Details of scope of the specific funding opportunities
• Details on what is and is not covered by the funding
• Guide to the application process
• Open and interactive session where businesses can put forward and share ideas about projects that fit the call and where there are opportunities for other businesses and organisations to come in as collaboration partners
• Details on how to access to support post session to put together a bid

This will be an interactive session and we urge all attendees to consider the information above and come with ideas (big or small) and an open mind.

Please note that the first part of this session will be recorded to enable you to review at a later date or share with colleagues post the event if you wish. The live open Q&A session will not be recorded.

If you would like to enquire further before registering for this event, please contact sue.simmons@newanglia.co.uk.