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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R&D grant available Scottish Enterprise area - supports businesses developing new products, processes and services to improve company competitiveness and to benefit the Scottish economy: http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/services/develop-new-products-and-services/rd-grant/overview
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Seek and Solve - this grant will help you gather the knowledge and skills needed to develop new products and services, or significantly improve existing ones. For more information visit https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/services/develop-new-products-and-services/seek-and-solve/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/services/develop-new-products-and-services/manage-your-ia/overview
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.
