Funding your innovation

Find funding opportunities, awards and competitions to accelerate the launch of your idea or product into the NHS.

  • UKRI funding finder

    Search current funding opportunities from across UKRI, research councils and Innovate UK. UKRI offers funding and support across all academic disciplines and industrial areas.

  • Small Business Research Initiative

    Supporting a programme of competitions inviting companies to come forward with their ideas and new technologies for known NHS challenges.

  • NIHR funding opportunities

    Funding studies into the efficacy of new approaches to disease prevention and treatment, supporting clinical trials and other studies.

  • Artificial Intelligence funding streams

    Information on the funding streams available for AI-related projects in the health and social care sector in the UK.

  • NIHR Artificial Intelligence funding

    Supporting AI solutions across the whole development pathway, from initial feasibility to clinical implementation.

  • BIA Innovation Map

    A collection of UK incubators, accelerators, training programmes and other support in one place, allowing innovators to quickly compare opportunities available.

  • Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship Programme

    Cambridge NeuroWorks are looking for 12 individuals from any sector in the UK or globally, with ideas for a new device, diagnostic or digital technology, that they’d like to accelerate into real-world impact, advancing treatments for neurological conditions, such as depression, dementia and chronic pain.

    Apply by 16:00 BST - Monday 13th October 2025