Funding for UK-registered small and medium sized-enterprises (SMEs) to develop innovative, business-led collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects focused on industrial research with Germany.
Date limite de candidature :
Industries
Emplacement
IUK will work with the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE), Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, to invest up to £2.4 million in innovation projects.
Projects must:
Have a grant funding request of between £100,000 and £350,000
Have most of their project work undertaken in the UK and Germany
Have no one country or project partner represent more than 70% of the total project cost
For industrial research projects, applicants can get funding for their eligible project costs of:
Up to 70% for a micro or small organization
Up to 60% for a medium-sized organization
Up to 50% for a large organization
To lead a collaborative project, applicants must:
Be a UK-registered SME
Collaborate with at least one Germany-registered SME applying to the German ZIM program, which must be a separate legal entity, not linked to the UK partners
The UK team may also partner with other UK companies, if they are one of the following UK-registered:
Business of any size
Academic institution
Research and technology organization (RTO)
Projects must focus on one of the following sectors:
Clean energy
Life sciences
Engineering biology
CR&D proposals must demonstrate:
A clear game-changing or disruptive innovative idea leading to new products, processes, or services
A strong and deliverable business plan that addresses and documents market potential and needs
Sound, practical financial plans and timelines
Good value for money
A clear, evidence-based plan to deliver significant economic impact, return on investment (ROI), and growth through commercialization, as soon as possible after project completion
Clear, considerable potential to significantly benefit the UK economy or national productivity
The benefit of participants from the countries working together and how this adds value
A clear definition of where intellectual property (IP) can be used and shared between the participants and countries
A clear route to market within two to three years of project completion
December 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (GMT)
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