As we enter a New Year, it is time to start thinking about your business goals for 2021 and how to achieve them. We have compiled our Top 5 Funding Calls for January to help you and your business to highlight and shortlist the possible funding opportunities for you this year.

If none of the below work for you and your business, then head to our Funding Calls webpage to see a more extensive list of calls that you can apply for, and if you’re looking for more support with your application then see how our Bid Writing Services could help you!

1.     ISCF Future Plastic Packaging Solutions

The aim of this competition is to support feasibility studies and industrial research that addresses widely known problems in relation to plastic packaging for consumer products.

2.     Smart

Smart is Innovate UK’s ‘Open grant funding’ programme. Applications can come from any area of technology and be applied to any part of the economy.

3.     Improving Hip Fracture Outcomes Using Data, phase 1

The aim of the competition is to improve outcomes for hip fracture patients by developing a system using routinely collected health data and data-analytics techniques.

4.     Improving Multimorbidity Acute Care Using Data Analytics, phase 1

Multi-morbidity (two or more concurrent chronic conditions) is associated with poor quality health, reduced life expectancy, greater levels of social exclusion, and reduced employment opportunities.

5.     Innovation continuity loans: Strand 3

Innovate UK is offering up to £210 million in loans to SMEs and third sector organisations that have a challenge in continuing, completing or following on an innovation project.