Arts Council England International Touring and Environmental Responsibility Fund
Closes on 30 November 2023This unique programme aims to foster relationships between artists and companies based in Denmark, Norway, and England, supporting them to develop new, environmentally responsible approaches to international touring and collaboration.
BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund Round 1
Closes on 5 December 2023Up to £150k per project: seeking applications from UK screen organisations and production companies to create and run targeted project development labs for features or immersive projects.
Launchpad: immersive & creative, Coventry & Warwickshire
Closes on 6 December 2023UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2m for immersive & creative industries projects around Coventry & Warwickshi
Mindset: Extended reality for digital mental health
Closes on 6 December 2023The aim of this £4.5m competition is to develop digital therapeutic Extended Reality (XR) solutions to provide improved delivery of mental health and wellbeing services.
Launchpad: health technology, West Yorkshire
Closes on 13 December 2023Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is to invest up to £2 million in innovation projects led by businesses. Your business must be active or growing work activities in the health technology innovation cluster in West Yorkshire.
Launchpad: digital technologies, North East England
Closes on 13 December 2023UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2m for business led projects in the digital technologies cluster in North East England. Themes include Immersive technologies, covering extended reality, digital twins, games engines, and virtual production.
MyWorld Sandbox Call: ‘More than AI’
Closes on 18 December 2023Watershed is inviting SMEs, artists, designers, technologists and creative practitioners to experiment creatively and propose new distinctive ideas responding to the theme of ‘More than AI’. Up to £45k per team.
UK Global Screen Fund
Closes on 31 December 2023The UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) is designed to boost international development, production, distribution, and promotional opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector. International Business Development strand closes 6th July 2023. Other strands are open to applications, mostly on a rolling basis.
Unity for Humanity 2023/4
Closes on 5 January 2024The Unity for Humanity program empowers real-time 3D creators to make the world a better place by helping bring their visions to life and amplifying their impact.
Innovate UK Investor Partnerships: SME round 5
Closes on 8 January 2024UK registered businesses can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.
DCMS Create Growth Programme competition 2: investor partnership
Closes on 10 January 2024UK registered creative SMEs in 12 specific English regions can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners to support growth.
Innovate UK Smart Grants September 2023
Closes on 17 January 2024Apply for a share of up to £25m for game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy.
The Content Fund – commercial games-for-entertainment, grants of £50k-£150k
Closes on 31 March 2025This new funding will offer £50,000 – £150,000 commercial games-for-entertainment content grants. Total project costs must be at least double the requested grant. Rolling deadline, apply any time.
Funding resources
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Find the right funding and investment to suit their needs and suit their product life-cycle and company stages by using our comprehensive guide to private and public investment sources.
The London Business Hub’s Investment Readiness Programme helps to guide London-based, early-stage founders, especially from underrepresented groups, on how to access external finance.
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