No Limits on Great Ideas to Combat Coronavirus: UKRI Fund Open


Get Research Funding from the UKRI COVID Fund


COVID-19 may be limiting our movements and many other aspects of our life right now, but dare we hope that great ideas and new innovations could be brought to light under the pressures of COVID, to improve our lives and the lives of those around us?

Research and innovation cannot be held back, particularly now.

The UK government is offering an unlimited funding pot for excellent proposals for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Is My Business Eligible?

Any UK-registered business of any size can apply, or research or technology organisation (RTO), as long as you work in the UK and intend to utilise the project’s results in the UK.

RTOs can lead applications for Innovate UK grants, but they must collaborate with at least two businesses of any size. Academic institutions cannot lead an application to Innovate UK, but may participate in collaborations.

Proposals will be accepted from anyone who is normally eligible to apply for UKRI funding. (Check here).

What Can I Apply For?

There is no fixed budget for this fund – great news!

Generally, grants will be awarded at 80% of the full economic cost for research council funding, or in line with Innovate UK’s funding rules.

You can apply for a maximum grant per project, per organisation of:

  • 7.5 million euros for feasibility projects
  • 20 million euros for industrial research projects

Your Proposal Must..

Meet at least one of the following conditions:

  • Be a new research or innovation with a clear impact pathway that has the potential (within the period of the grant) to deliver a significant contribution to the understanding of, and response to, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts.
  • Support the manufacture and/or wide scale adoption of an intervention with significant potential.
  • Gather critical data and resources quickly for future research use.

Get the full eligibility criteria over on UKRI’s site.

Don’t Apply Without Expert Help

It can be complex navigating funding streams, but there’s no need to go it alone.

Grantify is your expert funding application partner. 

We love connecting businesses with amazing innovations to the funding that can bring them to life.

Why Use Grantify?

A few great reasons to apply with us:

  • Collaboration Works. For a previous round of applications, we had a 60% success rate, compared to just 8% when applying by themselves. In fact, we successfully help our customers secure £1 million per week in grant funding, on average.
  • Time Matters. Using our platform to submit your application makes the process focused and smooth. You get expert insight and model answers, breaking the application down to help you write great answers in the fastest possible time. We tell you what to write and how to write it.
  • Sector Expertise: Once your application is complete, it’ll go to our team of experts for review. Our experts have a variety of specialisms from PhD microbiologists to financial advisers, programmers to engineers – and they all know exactly what Innovate UK is looking for.
  • Professional Editing: Your application will also pass through a thorough edit and review process with professional writers and proofreaders, to help you craft an exciting narrative to inspire your idea. At any point in the process, you can lift the phone and call us, or fire off questions over email – we’re here to make your application excellent.
  • Full Business Support: We’ll assist you with sourcing the technical facts and figures you will need to create a strong application. We provide you with complimentary access to our affiliate service with Statista to save valuable time on your market research.

How Much Does It Cost?

Our pricing is simple. We ask for two payments of £1,250, plus 3.5% of any successful bid. We’re so confident that you’ll rate our platform and service that we offer a full money-back guarantee.

Apply Today, with Grantify

You have until 25th November to apply with us, ahead of the fund deadline, 9th December. 

Let’s keep UK research and innovation flowing. Our communities need our ideas to improve life and weather the storm of COVID-19. 

Take the first step today with our 90 second quiz to see if you qualify:

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