Free support for people starting or running a business, including one-to-one specialist guidance, access to business databases and help protecting products with patents, trade marks, registered designs and copyright. Aimed at entrepreneurs in Leeds and West Yorkshire.
Amount
Free
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Fully funded support from Green Economy to help green technology installers, suppliers and innovators in West Yorkshire develop products, enter new markets, raise their profile and increase sales.
Amount
Fully funded (no amount stated)
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Lets private and public sector organisations with a presence in West Yorkshire collaborate on Masters or PhD postgraduate research courses, with optional work placements, through the scheme.
Area
West YorkshireRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Fully funded support to help businesses diversify and access regional, national and global supply chain opportunities, including workshops, networking, events, industry visits and sector-based Innovation Challenges.
Amount
Fully funded support (no monetary amount stated)
Area
West YorkshireRating 6/10Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
A Sport Health Tech Incubator offering co-working and incubation space, research links, innovation support and networking for early-stage and scaling businesses in the sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing technology sector.
Area
West YorkshireRating 6/10Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
An academic brokerage service that connects growing businesses in West Yorkshire, mainly in the Health, Wellbeing and Digital sectors, with university expertise, facilities and innovation support.
Area
West YorkshireRating 6/10Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
A programme run by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority that helps businesses recruit graduates and students from the seven West Yorkshire universities, and offers research partnerships, placements and employer-led events.
Area
West YorkshireRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Free membership of Huddersfield's health innovation incubator for West Yorkshire start-ups and growing organisations in health, wellbeing and life sciences: business support, events and mentoring, product development help, co-working space and connections with the NHS, universities and industry. Membership is fully funded for the first two years.
Area
West YorkshireRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
For all of Yorkshire and the Humber, or the whole North 2 schemes
RTC North Ltd is a support provider that delivers publicly funded business support, expert advice and innovation programmes across the North of England, for start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains.
Area
The North of EnglandRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Share of up to £110 million from UKRI for UK registered organisations to deliver research and develop future leaders, for business and non-academic applicants.
Amount
£100,000 to £3,000,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Funding for industrial research solutions to strengthen supply chain resilience and onshore critical dual use capabilities in battery innovation. Open to organisations of any size.
Amount
Share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT (total fund £2,000,000)
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
Amount
£2,500,000 to £20,000,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
DDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, UK Space Agency
The UK Space Agency, invites proposals for projects through the International Bilateral Fund (IBF) that will help strengthen the UK space sector’s international partnerships.
Amount
Up to £1,500,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 3pm (3 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Develop discreet, wearable stab-resistant body armour specifically designed for women, to a minimum technology readiness level 5. Funding available for time, materials, overheads and indirect expenses.
Amount
Total budget (ex VAT) up to £60,000. Up to two proposals may be funded.
Deadline
Closes 5 November 2026 (4 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Phase 1 expression of interest for late-stage climate tech businesses developing First of a Kind (FOAK) projects, offering technical assistance (in-kind support) and possible Phase 2 grant funding. Companies must be UK registered micro, small or medium enterprises working alone, or as a lead.
Amount
Up to £315,000
Deadline
Closes 5 November 2026 at 11am (4 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Beyond Blood Diagnostics, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK Business Connect, Innovate UK
Beyond Blood Diagnostics seeks solutions to reduce particle loss and positional variability in its microfluidic blood analysis cartridges. The winning applicant can apply for up to £60,000 for a 3 month project.
Amount
Up to £60,000
Deadline
Closes 6 November 2026 at 11am (5 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
A challenge seeking an Android-based, scalable capability to detect, geolocate and map radio-frequency interference affecting PNT services such as GPS jamming, in near real time. Open to established businesses, start-ups, SMEs and individual entrepreneurs that are UK based or intend to set up a UK base.
Amount
Up to £60,000
Deadline
Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (5 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Innovation Exchange programme, Innovate UK, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK Business Connect
A challenge to develop a modern replacement electronics platform for the GeoSwath bathymetric sonar system, with a grant of up to £60K for a 3-month project. Open to established businesses, academic institutions, start-ups, SMEs and individual entrepreneurs that are UK based or intend to set up a UK base.
Amount
Up to £60,000
Deadline
Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (5 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
iX programme, Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect, Innovation Exchange
A challenge set by Ethicronics Ltd seeking solution providers to develop a reusable test capability for physical tamper protection of electronic assets in transit and storage. Open to established businesses, start-ups, SMEs and individual entrepreneurs that are UK based or intend to set up a UK base.
Amount
Up to £60,000
Deadline
Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (5 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
iX programme, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
A competition to find innovators who can build a configurable industrial software solution for MBSE simulation within openSPDM. Winners get a chance to pitch and then apply for a grant of up to £60,000 for a 3 month project.
Amount
Up to £60,000
Deadline
Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (5 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10