The Interface team can discuss a number of different funding opportunities with you so please contact us or, for further information on general funding, visit business.scotland.gov.uk/funding
Interface also work with a number of other organisations that offer funding to stimulate innovation. These include:
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership - accelerate business innovation by supporting knowledge exchange with academic institutions. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/knowledge-transfer-partnerships-what-they-are-and-how-to-apply
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By Design - a grant to help you design or improve the design of products, processes or services. For more information visit www.scottish-enterprise.com/bydesign
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Make it to Market - a grant towards activities that will allow your business to prepare its products or services for international markets. For more information visit http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/services/do-business-outside-scotland/make-it-to-market-grant/overview
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SMART: SCOTLAND available pan Scotland - provides grants to Small / Medium Enterprises (SMEs) based in Scotland. The grant helps you undertake technical feasibility studies and research and development (R&D) projects that have a commercial endpoint: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/services/develop-new-products-and-services/smart-scotland/overview
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Innovate UK Innovation grants for business - businesses and research organisations can apply to funding competitions to help them develop their innovations. For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/innovation-grants-for-business-apply-for-funding
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Research and development (R&D) grants - funding grants are available from Scottish Enterprise to support businesses developing new products, processes and services to improve company competitiveness and to benefit the Scottish economy. For more information visit http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/services/develop-new-products-and-services/rd-grant/overview
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Intellectual asset protection - free, impartial advice to help your business identify, manage and exploit intellectual property assets - protecting your brand and ideas in overseas markets. For more information visit https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/support-for-businesses/develop-products-and-services/innovation-support
Please note Interface do not administer any of the above funding streams. If you have specific enquires about them please visit the associated websites and contact them directly.