Winning Innovate UK Grants - The Dos and Don’ts for Successful Applications

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Innovate UK grant funding is a highly competitive process but can provide a critical step in your business growth plans.

<h3>Overview</h3><p>For most businesses, grant applications are a rare task so have limited knowledge of what is available and little experience on the application process and what is needed to be successful.</p><p>This webinar will present practical advice for South East SMEs considering Innovate UK grant funding applications for the first time or for businesses who have applied before, perhaps with varying levels of success, on what to focus on and what to avoid.</p><h3>Key topics covered</h3><ul><li>How to find what grants are available and an introduction to the various types</li></ul><ul><li>The structures of collaborative projects, consortiums, single lead applicants, project scope, looking at the project values/total funding pot available</li></ul><ul><li>The associated timescales from application to decision through the due-diligence process and the project start-date</li></ul><ul><li>The matched contribution aspect, the payment process and timescales</li></ul><ul><li>What makes a good application? A look at the usual grant questions, highlighting areas that applicants should focus on and key points to include in answers</li></ul><ul><li>What happens if you are successful?</li></ul><ul><li>What happens if you are unsuccessful? Assessor feedback and the “two attempts” rule</li></ul><h3>Delegate learnings from this webinar</h3><ul><li>Understanding of the Innovate UK grant funds available and the businesses they are most applicable to</li><li>The type of evidence-based information Innovate UK will be looking for to support your application</li><li>The particulars of how grant funding works – a practical look at typical applications through to funding journey</li></ul>

<h3>Who is this webinar for</h3><p>This webinar is exclusively for small to medium sized businesses up to 500 employees registered in  the following UK counties: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent. It is tailored to innovative businesses experiencing high growth or with strong growth potential and who are bringing new ideas to market.</p><h3>Additional support from Innovate UK EDGE</h3><p>We provide specialist-led funded support, tailored to help innovative SMEs achieve their growth ambitions. In addition to supporting grant funding applications, we can help in areas such as:</p><ul><li>sourcing investment</li><li>revenue growth</li><li>IP protection or </li><li>a fresh perspective on your strategy. </li></ul><p><a href="https://www.innovateukedge.ukri.org/?utm_source=oxfordinnovation&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=ourservices" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read more</a> on how we can help you grow.</p><h3>Your presenters</h3><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbuckland-29938422/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Christopher Buckland</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdimitriou/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">James Dimitriou</a> are Innovation &amp; Growth Specialists with Innovate UK EDGE in South East England, supporting SMEs growth in a multitude of different areas ranging from investor readiness, access to finance, business models &amp; strategy and IP. Prior to joining Innovate UK EDGE, they ran their own SME which was successful on multiple occasions in winning Innovate UK Grants and have supported numerous SMEs with their grant proposals over the past decade. They are in a unique position of having been through the process themselves, they are able to understand it from a company’s point-of-view and provide best-practice guidance accordingly. </p><p><a href="https://www.innovateukedge.ukri.org/privacy-notice" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Privacy notice</a></p><p></p>

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