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Arrow – Innovation Support for North East Businesses

Arrow is fully-funded innovation support for businesses in County Durham, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle and Northumberland, including expert access, research and development, and proof of concept. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Arrow Innovation, Arrow · funded by North East Mayoral Strategic Authority

Checked against the official page (arrowinnovation.org.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.

Access to expertise and facilities from four universities for innovation projects including research and development, proof of concept, and data science support.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Arrow short innovation projects are fully-funded

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Businesses in County Durham, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle and Northumberland can apply for innovation support including expert access, research and development, proof of concept, data science expertise, and research facilities.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Start-ups, Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Large businesses

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Get in touch with Arrow to discuss your ideas or projects.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

North East Combined Authority

Confirmed on the official page

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Shaded: County Durham, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead.

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Things we could not confirm

  • No specific application deadline stated; rolling basis assumed from text

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (arrowinnovation.org.uk) on 5 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 27 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Arrow Innovation before you apply.

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