Sources of finance
GRANTfinder and GRANTnet
We help companies to identify sources of finance including funds for business start-up, marketing, business development and R&D. Regional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can also register and get free access to our online GRANTnet service - containing over 4000 different sources of grants and investments.
We also work closely with regional businesses to help develop R&D proposals and secure funding from European and national sources including EU Framework Programme Seven (FP7), BERR Grant for R&D and UK TSB Collaborative R&D funds.
Looking to finance research and development
- BERR Grant for R&D
- UK TSB Technology Programme
- Framework Programme Seven
- NStar Proof of Concept
- NStar Three Pillar Funds
- NStar Design & Creative Funds
- Risk Sharing Finance Facility
The world's largest and most generous R&D grant scheme
Look closer at FP7. With over 50 Billion euro investment committed by the EU and 75% grant funds for SMEs, it is the world's largest and most generous R&D grant scheme:
- Download and read about FP7
- Access FP7 Calls
- Our team has a successful track record i building and helping to secure R&D funds, including FP7
- For strategic advice, assistance and hands-on support for securing FP7 grant funds, contact us.
FP7 Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF)
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have joined forces to set up the Risk Sharing Finance Facility.
The RSFF cabe used to fund high-risk but crediworthy FP7, JTI and ETP Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) projects
Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)
Under FP7, JTIs are legal entities that have been introduced to realise Public-Private Partnerships in research at European level.
Each JTI seeks to release the Strategic Research Agendas of a limited number of European Technology Platforms (ETPs).
There are six JTIs established or in the process of been formed:
- Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)
- Embedded Computing Systems (ARTEMIS)
- Aeronautics and Air Transport (Clean Sky)
- Nanoelectronics Technologies 2020 (ENIAC)
- Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH)
- Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
> For more information on JTIs, please do Contact Us.
> To access the JTI websites, click here.
UK Technology Strategy Board - Collaborative R&D
The Technology Strategy Board publish's regular competitions for funding of collaborative R&D projects. Over 600 projects have been supported with a combined business and Government investment in excess of £1 billion.
