This latest competition will award up to £30m to industry led projects aimed at addressing technological barriers to the commercial or industrial exploitation of quantum technologies in the UK. This in contrast to recent CR&D and FS competitions which focussed on developing products, services and components. Projects should exploit second generation quantum techniques and focus on one or more of the challenge areas of: - Connectivity - Situation awareness - Quantum computing Projects must be collaborative, business led, and have eligible costs of £4m-£20m (with a maximum grant size of £10m). Details from the competition scope will be posted on Innovate UK’s website during October. The EOI stage of the competition will open on 28th October 2019 and close on 27th November 2019. Background: The Commercialising Quantum Technologies ISCF Challenge was launched in July 2019 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). The ISCF provides funding and support to UK businesses and researchers. The fund is designed to ensure that research and innovation takes centre stage in the government’s Industrial Strategy. The fund is being administered by UK Research and Innovation. The Commercialising Quantum Technologies ISCF Challenge is an investment of £153m over 6 years. Find out more about the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/quantum-technologies

1. ISCF Comercialising Quantum
Technology: Expression of interest
Applicant briefing
Wednesday 30th October

2. 1 Welcome and introductions
Quantum Background, Scope
2 Part 1
Eligibility criteria
3 Part 2
The Innovation Funding Service, application finances,
academic partners
4 Part 3
Submitting your application, assessment, project setup for
successful applicants
Agenda

3. • Roger McKinlay – Director ISCF Quantum Challenge
• Chris Jones – Deputy Director ISCF Quantum Challenge
• Lydia Weir-Blankenstein – Portfolio Manager, Competitions Team
Welcome and Introductions

4. Quantum Background

5. National Quantum Technology Programme Phase 1
Hubs and Capital
Training and Skills
NPL QMI
Dstl Demo
UKRI
EPSRC Science
~£400M

6. Pioneer funding for Quantum
A new set of products from
medical devices to sensors and
safer communication systems
may be possible using the
emerging physical science known
as quantum technology. The
potential is huge but still largely in
the lab environment. Pioneer
funding will bring new disruptive
companies together with existing
businesses to understand how
this emerging technology can be
turned into products that will
underpin industry in the future.
ISCF Wave 2 Quantum Pioneer - £20M funding

7. Progress to date - Projects
KAIROS
Pioneer Gravity
3QN
AquaSec
Miniature atomic clock
Gravity detection for survey
Quantum Key Distribution by Satellite
Agile Quantum safe Communications.
Quantum Key Distribution over Fibre
There are 4 ISCF Quantum projects (£6-9m each) which all kicked off in November 2018.
Led by
Teledyne e2v (UK) Limited
Led by
RSK Environment Limited
Led by
ArQit Limited
Led by
Toshiba Research Europe
Limited

8. NQTP2 – 2019 onwards
Hubs
NQCC
ISCF
Other Industry
*
* Hubs, Training and Skills Including CDTs and studentships

9. UK Industrial Strategy and ISCF

11. Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund objectives
• Increased UK business investment in R&D and improved R&D
capability and capacity
• Increased multi- and interdisciplinary research
• Increased business-academic engagement on innovation
activities
• Increased collaboration between younger, smaller companies
and larger more established companies, connecting up value
chains (or networks)
• Increased overseas investment in R&D in the UK

12. Quantum Commercialisation ISCF
Programme

13. Theresa May praises UK sector as she opens London Tech Week
By Press Association
PUBLISHED: 12:59, 10 June 2019 | UPDATED: 13:00, 10 June 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May has urged the tech industry to work with the Government to
ensure Britain remains “one of the best places in the world to start and grow a tech
business”.
Mrs. May used a speech at the opening of London Tech Week to announce Government
investment of more than £150 million in new technology such as quantum computing.

14. The Vision
Grow the UK’s leadership in Quantum Technologies,
delivering transformational products to a global market
and removing a range of technological barriers to UK
growth in productivity and competitiveness.

15. Exploiting Previous Investment
EPSRC Funded
Science
Commercialisation Industrialisation
Continued
Government Support
World Class Research
Four Hubs
Training and Skills
QMI
NQCC
NPL Programme
Dstl Programmes
Innovate UK EE and Quantum
Programmes
ISCF Wave 2
ISCF Wave 3
Other Missions
People and IP
Facilities, People and IP,
Industry-Academic Relationships,
Embryonic Supply Chain
Innovation centres
Mature consortia, demonstrators, early
products and services, industry
investment, finance, T&E. scale-up.
Future Initiatives
Quantum Computing Institute
Built on NQTP Phase 1 and ISCF
Wave 2 Pioneer
“The £1B NQTP.”

16. HOW MUCH INVESTMENT?
ISCF Wave 3
£153m
Industry matched funding
£205m
WHY ISCF WAVE 3?
System Failures (Market,
Coordination, Network.)
Investment Risk
Maintain Momentum
International
Competition
OBJECTIVES
• Products and Service
• s
2019/20 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/252020/21
CR&D
Feasibility
Studies
Technology
Projects
IA
WHAT WILL WE DELIVER?
WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES
Increased skills & knowledge
Growth in export opportunities
New product lines & services
Increased R&D investment
SME involvement
Improved productivity & profitability
Summary
Sales of Products and
Services
R&D Investment
Focussed Research
Academic-Business
coordination

17. Increased sales of QT products and services
Increased UK business investment in R&D
Increased multi- & interdisciplinary research
Increased business-academic engagement
Objectives

18. Wave 3 Delivery Strands

19. Quantum Products and Services (CR&D)
• Up to £83m over 3 rounds
• Industry led
• Aimed at delivering new quantum products and services with a
focus on the end user and a full supply chain.
• Similar to the ISCF W2 Pioneer programme in 2018 but quantum
computing IS in scope
• Collaborative projects £2m-£10m up to 36 months
• Expect to fund ~15 projects

20. Feasibility Studies (FS)
• £12m over 2 rounds
• Industry led
• Need an SME to lead or as a partner
• Smaller shorter projects, aimed at components and systems
integration
• Projects <£500k, up to 18 months
• Expect to fund ~40 projects

21. Industry Investment and Matched Funding
An important element in ISCF W3 has been an increased emphasis on
industry co-investment
• All W3 programmes have ambitious targets for industry matched
funding that exceeds that built into competitions
• Projects will need to identify non-competition matched funding
and co-investment and how this will be measured
• This will be an important part of the competition project
assessment and monitoring process.

22. Technology Projects (Tech)
• Up to £46m over 2 rounds
• Industry led
• Aimed at allowing industry to work together on common
technology challenges facing quantum commercialisation
• May allow co-location at specialist facilities
• Collaborative projects £4m-£20m (max £10m grant) up to 36
months
• Expect to fund 8-10 projects

23. Investment Accelerator (IA)
• £12m in one round used to fund SME projects
• Aimed at increasing VC investment into early stage quantum companies
• Identify 1-3 VC’s who will ensure that SME project recipients receive at
least 4x total grant funding over a 5 year timeframe from investors
• 1x grant funding needs to be deployed alongside grant funding
• Innovate UK runs open call for projects to be funded by the £12m fund
• VC’s agree investment terms with company recipients

24. Delivery Streams – Scope and Format
Delivery Strand Products & Services CR&D)
Quantum Technology
Development (Tech)
Components & Supply Chain
(FS)
Investment Accelerator
Technical Scope Whole of challenge initially – Later tuned to maximise impact and industry co-investment
Project Focus
End user led products and
services
Industry technology
challenges and co-location
Components, supply chain
elements
VC investment into early stage
high growth businesses
Lead Applicant Business
VC (investor stage), Business
(investee stage)
No. of participants 2 or more 1 or more n/a
RTO/academic participation Max 30% Max 50% n/a
Project Size
£2m-10m £4m- (max £10m grant) >£500k (<£50k for market
assessments)
tbd
Project Duration 18-36months <36 months <18 months n/a
Interview Assessment Stage Yes No Yes for investors
Lead Participation Limits
Companies can only lead on one project per stream per round Companies can lead on up to
3 projects
1-3 investors to be selected

25. Total Funding
2019/20 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/252020/21 2025/26
CR&D
CR&D PHASE 3
(WS1.3)
Initiation Competition Monitoring
Competition
Launch
Submissions
Deadline
Projects
Go Live
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Close-Out
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Feasibility
Studies
FS PHASE 1
(WS2.1)
Initiation Competition Monitoring
Competition
Launch
Submissions
Deadline
Projects
Go Live
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Close-Out
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
FS PHASE 2
(WS2.1)
Initiation Competition Monitoring
Competition
Launch
Submissions
Deadline
Projects
Go Live
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Close-Out
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Tech PHASE 1
(WS3.1)
Initiation Competition Monitoring
Competition
Launch
Submissions
Deadline
Projects
Go Live
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Close-Out
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Technology
Projects
Tech PHASE 2
(WS3.2)
Initiation Competition Monitoring
Competition
Launch
Submissions
Deadline
Projects
Go Live
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Close-Out
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
IA
Investment Accelerator
(WS4)
Initiation Competition
Competition
Launch
Competition
Deadline
Contracts
Awarded
Monitoring
£12.5m £24.5m £39m £39m £25m £13m
Funding
£6m £11m £11m £8m
CR&D PHASE 1
(WS1.1)
Initiation Competition Monitoring
Competition
Launch
Submissions
Deadline
Projects
Go Live
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Close-Out
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
£11m £10m £6m
Total Cost
£27m
CR&D PHASE 2
(WS1.2)
Initiation Competition Monitoring
Competition
Launch
Submissions
Deadline
Projects
Go Live
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Annual
Review
Close-Out
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
Q1
Review
Q2
Review
Q3
Review
£3m £8m £8m £1m
Total Cost
£20m
Total Cost
£36m
Total Cost
£6m
Total Cost
£6m
Total Cost
£30m
Total Cost
£16m
Total Cost
£12m
£0.5m £3.5m £2m
£1m £3m £2m
£7m £12m £8m £3m
£3m £8m £5m
£6m
Milestone dates agreed
Milestone dates TBC
Batch 1
Batch 2
Batch 3

26. 26
Finances By Deliverable
UKRI Investment by Strand 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 Total
Quantum Products and Services
(CR&D) 14.0 24.0 25.0 12.0 8.0 83.0
Quantum Components and Supply
Chain (FS) 0.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 12.0
Quantum Technology
Development 7.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 5.0 46.0
Investment Accelerator 12 12.0
Total (£m) 12.5 24.5 39 39 25 13 153

27. Competition Brief - ISCF Commercialising Quantum
Technologies Technology Projects Round 1 EOI
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/490/overview
Competition opens Monday 28th October 2019
Competition closes Wednesday 27th November 2019 12pm
Phase 2 opens for successful EOI applicants Monday 9th December 2019
Phase 2 closes Wednesday 5th February 2020

28. Competition Overview
We will distribute a share of up to £30 million in grants to UK businesses of any size to collaborate
on quantum technology development projects.
The aim of this competition is for businesses to lead research and development projects aimed at
removing the technical barriers to the commercial or industrial exploitation of quantum
technologies in the UK.
This is phase 1 of a 2-phase competition and will collect expressions of interest.
The second phase will be open to SMEs to successful EOI applicants only.

29. The Expression of Interest (EOI) Phase
This is phase 1 of a potential 2-phase competition
Phase 1 is an expression of interest (EoI). No funding will be allocated under stage 1.
This EOI stage is a ‘light touch’ process to inspire and collect technology projects and the short
application form will be scope/eligibility checked only
The decision to proceed with phase 2 depends on the success of phase 1. Only successful applicants
in phase 1 will be invited to apply for funding in phase 2, which will include an interview panel.

30. Scope
The aim is to remove technological barriers to speed up the commercialisation of quantum
technologies in the UK and increase private sector investment in the research, development and
manufacture of the resulting hardware, software and services.
You must identify a technological barrier and propose an innovative project that addresses it to
the benefit of UK quantum companies.
Your project must:
• outline the technological barrier’s implications to businesses
• describe a credible solution and how it is innovative and competitive
• evaluate the value it will add to the UK quantum industry
• provide a roadmap of future exploitation

31. How is this scope different from CR&D/FS
First rounds of Quantum ISCF Collaborative R&D and Feasibility Studies
competitions close TODAY at noon. How is the technology competition
different?
CR&D is focused on delivering products and services and FS on components and supply chain.
They both tend to have a linear chain from science to completed deliverable.
Technology strand is aimed at common technological barriers encountered by a number of UK
companies and/or business sectors. The aim is for them to drive a research programme to
address these so a range of UK beneficiaries can achieve their commercial goals.
They may or may not involve the co-location of research activities

32. Technical Scope
Your project must address at least one of the following:
1. Connectivity: techniques for securing data in storage and in flight.
2. Situational Awareness: Autonomous systems. Sensors and detectors for the built environment,
transport and infrastructure. Imaging and sensing “seeing things currently invisible”.
3. Computing: Transformational computers for solving currently intractable problems.
We will fund a portfolio of projects, across a variety of technologies, markets, maturities and
research categories.
The projects must exploit second generation quantum techniques.

33. Technical Scope
Second generation quantum techniques.
‘Second generation quantum technologies are defined as those involving
the generation and coherent control of quantum states, resulting in
phenomena such as superposition or entanglement. (Technologies involving
single photon generation and quantum computing are also regarded as
being within scope)’
If in ANY doubt about technical scope then talk to us, either directly or through the
Customer Support Service
Phone: 0300 321 4357 Email: support@innovateuk.ukri.org

34. Specific Themes
We are particularly encouraging applications that:
• focus on maximising UK return from the quantum technology research
undertaken by the UK academic base
• bring significant new investment and businesses into the UK’s growing
quantum technologies sector
We are looking to fund a portfolio of projects, across a variety of
technologies, markets, technological maturities and research categories.

35. Competition Details
Up to £30m available
Project size £4m-20m eligible costs (project NOT grant size)*
Maximum grant size of £10m
18-36 months (must start on or before June 2020)
Collaborative
Up to 30% research organisation participation
Industry Led (RTO’s NOT Universities may lead in exceptional circumstances, get our permission first)
* If your project’s total eligible costs or duration fall outside of
our eligibility criteria, you must provide justification by email
to support@innovateuk.ukri.org at least 10 days before the
competition closes. We will decide whether to approve your
request.

36. Competition Details
Project size £4m-20m eligible costs (project NOT grant size)*
Maximum grant size of £10m
You may need to claim a percentage of funding that is less than the
maximum allowed for your organisation size in order to keep your total
grant requested below the limit of £10 million.

37. Eligible Costs
Eligible costs for this competition are defined by Innovate UK standard terms and
conditions under GBER article 25
• Funding must go towards project activity
• Capital usage but not full capital costs
• No buildings or refurbishment

39. Consortia: Business led and collaborative
You don’t have to have the full consortia identified at EOI stage
To be eligible for funding you must:
• be a UK based business, academic, charity, public sector organisation or research
and technology organisation (RTO)
• carry out your project work in the UK
• intend to exploit the results from the UK
• Collaborate with others
• The lead organisation must be a business and claim funding through this
competition*.* see later for RTO exception
Eligibility

40. The Programme Portfolio:
• We are looking to fund a portfolio of projects which:
• span the main challenges identified in this competition
• involve consortia which bring together partners from across industry
• will deliver prototypes that can meet the specifications of end user
• We reserve the right to apply a portfolio approach in this competition.
• When deciding who will receive funding we will consider how projects target
a diversity of technology challenges and proposed solutions
Quantum ISCF Challenge Portfolio

41. Multiple Applications
Any one business can only lead on one application but can be a partner in any
number of applications. But prepared to flexible at EOI stage only…..
• If an RTO is approved to lead on an application they must collaborate with 2
businesses or more and can only lead once.
• If and RTO is not the lead on any application, they can collaborate in any number
of applications
An academic institution can collaborate on any number of applications.

42. Industry Investment
Industry investment and matched funding
• Identifying and delivering increased industry investment alongside and dependent
on ISCF funding is an important aspect of this programme.
• Goes beyond the industry match towards competition projects
• Need to forecast industry investment expected to run alongside and required to
deliver the funded projects AND investment required to exploit project success
• Need to identify the measures (including timings) to be used to monitor and
evaluate this additional investment

43. Failure to exploit
If you applied to a previous competition as the lead or sole organisation and were
awarded funding by Innovate UK or UK Research and Innovation, but did not make a
substantial effort to exploit that award, we will award no more funding to you, in
this or any other competition. You will not be able to contest our decision
It will be important to evidence the capacity to deliver projects appropriately
Resubmissions
You can use a resubmission to apply for this competition.

44. Previous projects
Under the terms of Innovate UK funding, you are required to submit an independent
accountant’s report (IAR) with your final claim. If you or any organisation in your
consortium failed to submit an IAR on a previous project, we will not award funding
to you in this or any other competition until we have received the documents.
IP Exploitation
You should make sure that your participation does not prevent any intellectual
property (IP) generated by the project from being exploited in or to the benefit of
the UK.

45. What we are looking for at EOI Stage
• Ambitious project proposals to address shared technological barriers to
delivering commercial or industrial products and services exploiting
quantum technologies by UK businesses
• Inspire businesses to work together (and with the technology base) to
lead industrial research projects
• Use a light touch application process to collect proposals and screen for
scope before a full competition process

46. Building a Successful Consortium/Application
Ensure that all of your collaborators are eligible to receive funding from
Innovate UK
• Need to ask sensitive questions!
• Companies need to check with Innovate UK if they are unclear.
• Need to eligible to receive state aid

47. Eligibility for State Aid
• Innovate UK is offering funding for this competition under the General Block Exemption Regulation. This
is available to eligible UK businesses.
• We are unable to grant funding to limited liability companies meeting the condition known as
‘undertakings in difficulty’.
• This is where more than half of a company’s subscribed share capital has disappeared as a
result of accumulated losses.
• This test only applies to companies that are more than 3 years old.
• If you have a parent company the test can be performed on your parent or holding company.
• When submitting an application you must certify that you are eligible for state aid. If you are unsure,
please take legal advice before applying.
• Should you be successful, we will apply this test as part of our viability checks before confirming the
grant offer.
• Further information is available on our website in the general guidance under state aid

48. Building a Successful Consortium/Application
Industry leadership
• We are increasingly experienced at determining if a project is
genuinely industry led and has full industry commitment
• The interview process is especially enlightening
• Projects led by project management companies find demonstrating
industry led very difficult
Consortia as a high-performance team
• The way the consortia works together is highly visible at interview
• Should try and work together to get experience of roles and
responsibility to project a great team vision

49. EOI and Phase 2 Key Dates
Phase 1 (EOI) opens 28th October 2019
Briefing Event 30th October 2019
Phase 1 closes 27th November 2019 12pm noon
Phase 2 opens to successful EOI applicants 9th December 2019
Phase 2 closes 5th February 2020 12pm noon
Phase 2 interviews w/c 26th Match 2020
Phase 2 applicants notified 6th April 2020

50. Contacts for further information
Chris Jones
chris.jones@innovateuk.ukri.org
Customer Support Service
Phone 0300 321 4357
Email: support@innovateuk.ukri.org

51. Break

52. Introduction to
Innovate UK and
UKRI

53. We work with the government
to invest over £7 billion a year
in research and innovation by
partnering with academia and
industry to make the impossible,
possible. Through the UK’s nine
leading academic and industrial
funding councils, we create
knowledge with impact.

54. Eligibility criteria

55. Resubmission Not a resubmission
A resubmission is:
an application Innovate UK judges as not materially
different from one you've submitted before (but it can
be updated based on the assessors' feedback)
A brand new application/project/idea that you have
not previously submitted into an Innovate UK
competition
OR
A previously unsuccessful or ineligible application:
 has been updated based on assessor feedback
 and is materially different from the application
submitted before
 and fits with the scope of this competition
Resubmissions
This competition does allow resubmissions.

56. Project eligibility
 Lead must be a UK-based business of any size
 RMust be collaborative which can include other businesses, research
organisations, RTO, public sector organisation or charities.
 You must carry out your project in the UK
 Exploit the results from / in the UK
 In Exceptional circumstances an RTO can lead but must have approval
before applying.
Project cost Between £4 million to £20 Million
Project length between 18 months to 36 months
Eligibility criteria

57. • Business – Small/Micro, Medium or Large (EU definition) registered in the UK
• Research Organisation (RO):
• Universities (HEIs)
• Non profit distributing Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) including Catapults
• Public Sector Research Establishments (PSRE)
• Research Council Institutes (RCI)
• Public sector organisations and charities doing research activity
• Check out the EU definition of a business (it may affect the grant you are able to claim)
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-definition_en
• If you are 100% owned by a large parent company as a small subsidiary this means by EU rules you are classed as a large
company and will only be entitled to the relevant grant
Types of organisations we fund

58. Eligibility for State Aid
• Innovate UK is offering funding for this competition under the General Block Exemption Regulation. This is
available to eligible UK businesses.
• We are unable to grant funding to limited liability companies meeting the condition known as ‘undertakings in
difficulty’.
• This is where more than half of a company’s subscribed share capital has disappeared as a result of
accumulated losses.
• This test only applies to companies that are more than 3 years old.
• If you have a parent company the test can be performed on your parent or holding company.
• When submitting an application you must certify that you are eligible for state aid. If you are unsure, please
take legal advice before applying.
• Should you be successful, we will apply this test as part of our viability checks before confirming the grant
offer.
• Further information is available on our website in the general guidance under state aid

59. State Aid – Article 25
• Funding for R&D projects split in to 3 categories; Feasibility studies, Industrial research & Experimental development.
• Applies to almost all sectors of the economy and has a wide range of eligible costs. Pre-approved state aid covers:
o Aid for research and development and innovation,
o Regional aid
o Aid to SMEs in the form of investment aid, operating aid
and SMEs access to finance,
o Aid for environmental protection,
o Training aid,
o Recruitment and employment aid for disadvantaged
workers or workers with disabilities.
o Aid to make good the damage caused by certain natural
disasters,
o Social aid for transport for residents for remote regions,
o Aid for broadband infrastructures,
o Aid for culture and heritage conservation,
o Aid for sport and multifunctional recreational
infrastructures,
o Aid for local infrastructure.
• Special rules apply to:
o Fisheries, agriculture,
o Companies in difficulty,
o Companies undergoing a state aid recovery order.

60. • The aim of our State Aid scheme is to:
• optimise the level of funding to business and
• recognise the importance of research base to project
• At least 70% of total eligible project costs must be incurred by business
• The maximum level (30% of project costs) is shared by all research organisations in the project
Participation Rules

61. In all collaborative projects there must be:
• at least two organisations claiming grant within the application (including the lead)
• a business or RTO-led consortium, which may involve both business and the research base
and
• evidence of effective collaboration
• we would expect to see the structure and rationale of the collaboration described in the
application.
What is collaboration?

62. Making more than one application
• Any one business may be involved in any number of applications to this competition, but can only be
the lead partner in one application
• Any one research and technology organisation may only be the lead partner in one application. They
may collaborate in any number of applications to this competition.
• If a research and technology organisation is not the lead on any application, they can be a partner in
any number of applications
• An Academic partner can collaborate in any number of applications.

63. Other Innovate UK projects
• If you have an outstanding final claim and/or Independent Accountant Report (IAR) on a live
Innovate UK project, you will not be eligible to apply for grant funding in this competition, as a lead
or a partner organisation.
• If you applied to a previous competition as the lead or sole company and were awarded funding by
Innovate UK, but did not make a substantial effort to exploit that award, we will award no more
funding to you.

64. Timeline Dates
EOI Phase Opens 28th October 2019
Briefing Event 30th October 2019
EOI Submission Deadline 27th November 2019 12pm
Phase 2 Opens 9th December 2019
Phase 2 Submission Deadline 5th February 2020
Key Dates

65. Innovation Funding
Service (IFS)

66. Search for a funding competition and review criteria

67. Applicant: create an account
To create your account:
UK based businesses - Use Companies House
lookup as it speeds up our checks by providing your
company number and your are unable to enter it at a
later date
Research organisations, academics &
Universities - Enter your information manually so
you’re not listed as a business on IFS and ensure you
receive the correct funding

68. Project Details
• Application Team
- Collaborators: Invite organisations who you are working with on the project
- Contributors: Invite colleagues from your own organisation to help you complete your application
• Application Details
- Title, Timescales, Research Category, Innovation Area & Resubmission (y/n)
• Project Summary
- Short summary and objectives of the project including what is innovative about it
• Public Description
- Description of your project which will be published if you are successful
• Scope - How does your project align with the scope of this competition?
- If your project is not in scope, it will be ineligible for funding

69. Submitting your
application

70. Submit your application early!
Be aware of the
potential for last
minute technical
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