Resource library
Everything you need to win UK innovation funding
Templates, checklists, sector guides, a live grants directory and answers to the questions founders actually ask. Built from applications we have written and won, and kept current so you are never working from a retired programme.
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Templates and checklists
Working documents we use with clients. Print them, fill them in, bring them to a call.
PDF · A3 · email required
Grant Funding Canvas 2026
One-page A3 canvas that turns an idea into a fundable project: problem, innovation, impact, costs, consortium and evidence. Funder-agnostic, works for Innovate UK, Horizon Europe and EIC.
PDF · 2 pages · no email required
UK grant readiness checklist
48-point, two-page checklist covering eligibility, project fit, match funding, team, IP and evidence, plus a quick reference for the main UK and EU programmes.
PDF guide · email required
Grow with non-dilutive funding
How founders fund R&D without giving away equity: which programmes match which stage, what grant funding really costs you, and how to sequence grants alongside investment.
PDF guide · email required
Health & MedTech funding guide
The funding landscape for health, diagnostics, digital health and medical devices: Innovate UK, NIHR, SBRI Healthcare, EIC and Horizon Europe, with evidence expectations by stage.
Tools
Find the right funding
Live, maintained tools rather than a static list that ages out within a quarter.
Updated continuously
Live grants directory
Every open UK and EU competition we track, filterable by funder, sector, stage and award size. Kept current so you are never working from a retired programme.
Interactive · instant result
30-second eligibility check
Answer a handful of questions and get a shortlist of programmes that actually fit your company, project and stage.
Interactive · no email needed
R&D tax relief calculator
Estimate what your R&D spend is worth under the merged credit scheme or ERIS, and pressure-test whether the work qualifies, before you speak to anyone.
Live dates
Deadline tracker
Closing dates for the competitions founders ask about most, kept live in the grants directory with realistic start windows so you are not writing against the clock.
Guides
Learn how the funding actually works
Everything we would teach a founder before their first application.
Long-form guide
How to win grant funding
The full walkthrough: choosing a competition, scoping a fundable project, building the consortium, costing it, writing to the assessor and surviving the finance checks.
Programme guide
Innovate UK explained
How Innovate UK competitions work, what each route funds, intervention rates by company size, and what assessors score hardest.
Reference
Innovate UK application requirements
Question-by-question breakdown of the application form, word counts, appendices and the finance forms that trip most first-time applicants.
Programme guide
Horizon Europe explained
Pillars, calls, consortium rules and UK participation in practice, plus how Horizon differs from domestic funding in scoring and effort.
Comparison
Innovate UK vs Horizon Europe
Side-by-side comparison of funding size, timelines, consortium requirements, success rates and founder effort, so you back the right route first.
Article library
Insights & articles
Regular deep dives on scoring, costings, subsidy control, resubmissions and what changes in UK and EU funding as it happens.
Proof and answers
Results, answers and reassurance
What we have delivered, and the questions founders ask before they commit.
Client outcomes
Case studies
Funded projects across deep tech, health, energy, space and manufacturing, filterable by sector and funder.
Answers
FAQs and objections
27 straight answers on fees, what happens if you do not win, founder time required, doing it yourself and whether AI tools are enough.
Social proof
Client testimonials
What founders and research directors say about working with us, in their own words.
Inside the checklist
UK grant readiness checklist
A two-page working document we use with founders before they write anything. No email gate, no signup, no drip sequence.
Page 1: readiness checklist
- Company eligibility, subsidy control headroom and filings that have to be clean
- Project fit, research category and the scope tests assessors apply first
- Match funding, cash flow and cost build checks before you touch a finance form
- Team, partner, IP and evidence pack items that take weeks to gather
Page 2: programme quick reference
- Innovate UK competitions, Investor Partnerships and Innovation Loans, and who each one suits
- Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator and Eurostars, with the criteria assessors weight most
- KTP, SBRI and defence and security funding, plus sector programmes such as ARIA and ATI
- Writing, submission and realistic timeline checks for a competitive first attempt
Deliberately undated so it stays useful. For live competition windows and closing dates, use our grants directory, which we keep current.
Deadlines
What is closing next
Year-round opportunities
Start early, submit strong
Innovate UK, Horizon Europe and UKRI competitions open and close throughout the year. The strongest applications begin with plenty of lead time for technical planning, finance and partner letters. We can move quickly if you are already close to a deadline, but starting early gives your project the best chance.
Closing dates move, so we keep them in one place rather than repeating them across the site. The live grants directory shows every competition we track with its current status and deadline.
New guides and funding updates
We publish new insights as competitions open, rules change and scoring shifts. Start with the article library, or ask us a question directly.
Worked through the resources and unsure where you fit?
Book a free consultation with a consultant who has written and won Innovate UK, UKRI and Horizon Europe applications.