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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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
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Nesta X InGAME Challenge: A £50,000 prize is up for grabs for Scottish videogame designers who can successfully deploy game design and game technologies to develop a virtual environment that tests new approaches to increasing access to healthy food. Dundee-based R&D centre InGAME (Innovation for Games and Media Enterprise) is collaborating with Nesta – the UK’s innovation agency for social good – to launch a funded Virtual Healthy Neighbourhoods Challenge, designed to produce a more accurate understanding of how food environments shape access to healthy and affordable food. Visit their website for more information.
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.