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Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs

Funded by:
DBACE
Deadline:
31 Mar
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closing soon
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Description

For 32 years the Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs has helped creatives bring their ideas and business goals to life. Partnering with MeWe360, the programme aims to enable and celebrate talented entrepreneurs to make positive social impact through their creative ventures.

Criteria:

Be able to demonstrate that a key driver for the business is to create positive social impact - Can be a not-for-profit, commercial idea or enterprise - Must own a material share in the business - demonstrate that the enterprise is within the creative industries or will create a clear service in support of the sector - From January 29, 2025 until June 29, 2026 applicants must legally reside in the UK. If applying as a group, then all of the applicants must legally reside in the UK within this time

Funding available:

Investment and Business Development Support

All industries

CWX Expo - Showcase of Creative & Immersive Technologies: Expression of Interest

Funded by:
N/A
Deadline:
4 Apr
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closing soon
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Description

CWX are planning a Expo for our Creative and Immersive Technology cluster. This event will provide a platform for businesses to showcase their products, services and innovations to a diverse audience. Proposed date: 15th May. Duration: 5 hours. Location: Coventry. If you would be interested in taking part please complete the form below and our team will review applications and contact you with further details in the near future.

Criteria:

Creative and Immersive Technology sector business - based regionally in Coventry and Warwickshire - showcasing innovation - if you're not sure if you fit, please still do fill out the EOI

Funding available:

n/a

R&D
Partnerships

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 – 2026 Round 1

Funded by:
Innovate UK
Deadline:
9 Apr
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closing soon
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Description

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme allows a UK registered business or not for profit organisation, (which we will refer to collectively as the ‘business partner’ from now on) to partner with a ‘knowledge base partner’, which is either a UK higher education (HE) or further education (FE) institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult. The KTP partnership brings new skills and the latest academic thinking into the business partner to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. The knowledge base partner recruits the ‘associate’ to work on the project. The associate has the opportunity to lead a strategic development within the business, developing new skills and gaining valuable experience. If you are a business and do not yet have a relationship with a knowledge base partner then get in touch with CWX.

Criteria:

A project’s total eligible costs are £8,500 per month. Projects must be between 12 and 36 months. A proportion of the knowledge base partners’ costs will be funded by Innovate UK and the remainder of the eligible costs are paid by the business partner. Your application must be for a specific, strategic innovation project that tackles one or more challenges faced by the business partner. It can be any kind of project and must show: why the business needs this Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), what new knowledge is required by the business, what new capabilities will be embedded as a result of the KTP.

Funding available:

Up to £8500 per month with % grant funding

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Development
Games
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2025 Short Innovation Projects - Consortium Application

Funded by:
EIT Culture and Creativity
Deadline:
11 Apr
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closing soon
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Description

Supporting high-impact initiatives that address pressing challenges in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI). This call focuses on fast-paced, results-driven innovation projects with a maximum duration of 6 months, delivering tangible and market-ready solutions within a short timeframe. With a strong emphasis on Fashion, Architecture, Cultural Heritage, Audio-Visual Media, and Gaming, this call seeks to accelerate commercialisation and market adoption of innovations that address the challenges of globalisation, digital transformation, emerging technologies (such as AI), and environmental sustainability.

Criteria:

Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of two entities: One SME or micro enterprise (the innovation developer) as the project leader. One supporting entity (e.g., research organisation, technology provider, or business consultant) providing complementary expertise to support market readiness. The partners must be from two different EU Member States or HE-associated countries. The commercial partner role must always be held by an SME or micro enterprise. The project must advance the innovation to TRL 9 within 6 months. Priority sectors include all five EIT CC priority areas: Fashion, Cultural Heritage, Architecture, Gaming, and Audio-Visual Media. The expected outcome is a market-ready product, service, or business model, with a clear path to commercialization across multiple European markets.

Funding available:

Up to £120,000

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Innovation
Collaboration

Canada-UK Collaborative R&D Projects

Funded by:
Innovate UK
Deadline:
16 Apr
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closing soon
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Description

This call for proposals is open to organisations from Canada and the UK who wish to form project consortia to perform collaborative projects focused on developing innovative products, processes or technology based services in the area of life sciences, digital and emerging, and sustainability and net zero technologies. We want to fund a variety of projects across a range of sectors and technology areas. This includes topics of previous collaborative R&D calls between Canada and the UK. We would particularly welcome (but not restricted to) applications from the following areas which receive specific focus in the MoU: Life Sciences, Digital and emerging technologies, Sustainability and net zero,

Criteria:

have a grant funding request of no greater than £300,000 allocated to UK organisations have a total grant funding request for Canadian partners of no greater than CA$500,000 last between 12 and 24 months start by 1 September 2025 end by 31 August 2027 The majority of the project work must be undertaken in the UK and Canada. The consortium must include at least one business registered in Canada that is a separate legal entity and not linked to the UK partners.

Funding available:

300,000

Development
Creative

Arts & Culture Impact Fund - affordable repayable finance

Funded by:
Arts and Culture Impact Fund
Deadline:
30 Jun
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closing soon
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Description

The Arts & Culture Impact Fund offers secured and unsecured finance between £150,000 and £1,000,000 with repayment term available until May 2032 and interest rates ranging between 3% and 8.5%. Provides affordable repayable finance that can be used, among other things, to acquire new assets, improve built infrastructure, develop new ventures or scale up existing revenue streams.

Criteria:

Your organisation’s core operations or activity should be based in the arts, culture and heritage. We can only work with organisations registered in the UK and primarily benefiting communities in the UK. Digital organisations will need to demonstrate their primary audiences are based in the UK. To be eligible, your organisation has to demonstrate that has a clear social mission.

Funding available:

Finance of £150,000+

National Call
Development

Travel support for UK businesses to attend European events

Funded by:
Innovate UK
Deadline:
22 Oct
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closing soon
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Description

Innovate UK is offering travel support for companies to attend consortia-building events in Europe. Up to £700 is available to help cover travel and subsistence costs. Our travel awards are an excellent mechanism for supporting companies who want to expand their networks across Europe and make an impact in collaborative international research and development projects. Up to £700 is available to help cover travel and subsistence costs needed to attend events Innovate have listed on their site.

Criteria:

To be eligible for support, you need to be a for-profit UK-based R&D performing SME according to the EU definition (see definition here). If successful in your application for travel and accommodation costs, you will receive pro-active support from Innovate UK to help you maximise the benefit of attending.

Funding available:

700

Creative
Film & TV
Animation Design
Immersive

Creative Enterprise Business Builder

Funded by:
Creative UK
Deadline:
31 Dec
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closing soon
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Description

A grant initiative designed to support companies who work in moving image for storytelling, spanning film television, games, animation and immersive industries. With grants of up to £2,500, beneficiaries will be able to work with a consultant to build meaningful connections and create opportunities for business growth. The grants can be used to subsidise the cost of working with an expert to support companies’ specific goals including business planning and strategy as well as offering other specialist expertise, knowledge or contacts.

Criteria:

The programme will support registered SMEs working in ‘moving image’ for storytelling. We will consider companies working with on screen content that tells a story in order to entertain an audience. This includes those working in film, TV, animation, games and immersive media, tech platforms with a narrative focus; and where the content is consumed on screen. Founder working in the Screen sector in England, outside of London Be a Limited Company registered on Companies House Relevant track record in the screen industry * For example trading as a company for at least 12 months, or experience bringing a product to market* Ambitions for company growth and a clear vision for your business

Funding available:

2500

CWX is Coventry & Warwickshire’s gateway to help accelerate your immersive and creative tech projects.

Coventry & Warwickshire is home to a thriving creative sector, specialising in video game development and wider creative and immersive technologies. With over 7,000 creative businesses and 80 game development studios, the region is buzzing with talent. From design and digital marketing to virtual reality, film, and TV, around 44,000 creative minds are shaping the future here.

INFORMATION

Bringing
Creativity
Together.


CWX brings all this creativity together. By joining forces across the region, we’re helping drive innovation, attract new investment, and open up exciting opportunities for businesses in the creative industries.

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Create more opportunities for businesses to collaborate and grow.

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Help creative companies innovate, partner up, and expand.

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Bring together key players from business, investment, and local communities to guide the project.

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Promote diversity and inclusion to ensure everyone has a seat at the table.

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Build a strong identity for the C&W creative cluster.

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Ensure long-term success with sustainable plans for the future.

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Promote diversity and inclusion to ensure everyone has a seat at the table.

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Build a strong identity for the C&W creative cluster.

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Ensure long-term success with sustainable plans for the future.