Women in Innovation Awards 2025 to 2026

Innovate UK Original Source

About This Opportunity

The Women in Innovation Awards provides funding to support women founders or co-founders of UK registered businesses at the late stage start-up phase. The program offers grants of up to £75,000 along with bespoke business support to help women-led businesses further their ambitious growth plans. This competition is open to single applicants who are women founders or co-founders of UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprises that are late stage start-ups. Projects must be aligned to one of three key growth sectors: advanced manufacturing, digital and technologies, or life sciences. The awards aim to support innovation and business growth for women entrepreneurs in these strategic sectors.

Who Can Apply

Region
United Kingdom
Residency
United Kingdom
Project in
United Kingdom
Applicants
individual
Organizations
for profit
Gender
women
Priority for
women_in_stem

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Additional benefits

  • mentorship

Restrictions

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