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Tech start-up support
Sunderland Software City
Access to experts and resources to build a tech startup.
- Area
- North East EnglandLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Funding and business support in Gateshead
Open to businesses in Gateshead, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
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Unlock the power of data and AI (Hartree Centre North East hub)
Hartree Centre, Sunderland Software City
Fully funded support for SMEs to access advanced digital technologies, delivered through the Hartree Centre North East hub.
- Amount
- Fully funded
- Area
- North East EnglandLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
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Raise funds to grow your business
Sunderland Software City
Helps founders understand and access grants, funding and investment, run by Sunderland Software City.
- Area
- North East EnglandLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearAward
North East Better Health at Work Award
North East Better Health at Work Award
A free, flexible award that recognises employers in the North East and Cumbria for addressing health issues in the workplace. Each employer who signs up is supported by a dedicated Workplace Health Improvement Specialist.
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- North East EnglandLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearInvestment
North East Spinout Inspire Fund
North East Fund, Northstar Ventures
Equity investment in companies spinning out from Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside universities to commercialise research and innovation.
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- North East EnglandLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
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Sir James Knott Fund
Sir James Knott Fund
Funding for charitable activity in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Hartlepool.
- Area
- North East EnglandLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
National schemes 268 schemes
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Gateshead.
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3
Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £8.5 million to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services.
- Amount
- £750,000 to £2,500,000
- Deadline
- Closes tomorrow at 11am
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
Space for Sustainable Industry and Digital Business Transformation Contest
ESA Business Applications
A BASS contest connecting companies developing space-enabled services with leading industry challenge owners.
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academic
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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 (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
Scale-up Fund
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Funding for investment into building a manufacturing facility or developing a specific process at pilot-scale or demonstration-scale.
- Amount
- £2,500,000 to £20,000,000
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1
Innovate UK, Battery Innovation Programme
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 (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
Innovate UK
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 (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
Access to Elected Office Fund
Cabinet Office (CO), Disability Unit (Cabinet Office)
A multi-year grant to appoint an administrator to set up and run a fund covering the extra disability-related costs of disabled people contesting elections. Applicants must be non-profit organisations, such as a Disabled People's Organisation, charity, social enterprise or co-operative, with disability expertise.
- Amount
- The total funding available for 2026/27 will be up to £500k. This grant will cover both the administration costs, and the funding pot.
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 at 2pm (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
International Bilateral Fund - Call 3
Department 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 (2 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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Import procedures (Face to face in Durham)
North East Chamber of Commerce
A face-to-face Trade Ready Training course on import procedures, aimed at helping businesses become trade compliant on their export journey.
- Deadline
- Closes 4 November 2026 at 3:30pm (2 days)Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Hidden stab vests for women
HMGCC, HMGCC Co-Creation
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 (3 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide
FOAK Builder: Programme Entry Expression of Interest
Innovate UK
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 (3 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Reducing blood-cell loss and measurement variability in field-deployable microfluidic diagnostic cartridges
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 (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonSupport programmeEngland-wide
Social Investment Gateway Programme
The SSE, School for Social Entrepreneurs, Social Enterprise UK
A free 12-month support programme for charities, social enterprises and community organisations preparing for social investment, with a choice of a Match Trading grant or a repayable grant.
- Amount
- Up to £24,000
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026 at 12 noon (4 days)
- Area
- EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Distributed Smartphone-Based Detection and Mapping of PNT Signal Interference
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 (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Next-Generation Electronics for UK Bathymetric Sonar
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 (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Repeatable Adversarial Evaluation of Physical Tamper Protection for Defence Electronics
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 (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Accelerating Digital Engineering Through MBSE Simulation
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 (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Closing soonCompetitionUK-wide
iX Challenge: Verified reporting of the value created by defence contracts
iX programme, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK Business Connect, Innovate UK
A competition for solution providers to capture and verify social value delivery across defence supply chains, with up to £60,000 grant for a 3 month project. Open to businesses including SMEs and start-ups.
- Amount
- Up to £60,000
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026 at 5pm (4 days)
- Area
- United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10