Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1 Funding Competition
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million Innovate UK funding for industrial research projects to explore industrial strategy aligned Createch innovation.
The aim of this competition is to support early stage innovation in the intersection of high growth potential Createch and the Industrial Strategy Frontier industries. This funding is to develop innovations beyond proof of concept, de-risking future investment and supporting long term sector growth.
Your project must focus on commercial digital platforms and services in one of the following frontier industries:
- video games
- advertising and marketing
- film and TV
- music, performing and visual arts
We welcome cross sector applications that combine one or more of the frontier industries with other creative industries sectors. For example, podcasting draws on technologies, business models and creative practices from both the Music and Publishing sectors.
We welcome entries from design businesses with createch innovation contributing to any of the four frontier sectors.
Your project’s total eligible costs must be between £100,000 and £500,000.
This competition closes at 11am on 11th August – apply now here: Innovate UK competition brief.