Funding
Launchpad: immersive & creative, Coventry & Warwickshire Round 2
Closes on 11 December 2024UK registered businesses can apply for a share of £4.35m for innovation activities in the immersive and creative industries cluster centred on Coventry and Warwickshire in the West Midlands.
AREA Student Research Award 2024
Closes on 11 December 2024The 2024 award offers $5000 to recognize and support an outstanding graduate student’s research pertaining to use of AR in the workplace.
Mindset extended reality (XR): Digital therapeutics for mental health
Closes on 15 January 2025UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3.7 million for R&D projects that provide digital therapeutics for mental health solutions.
Collaborative R&D: Creative Catalyst
Closes on 29 January 2025UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for projects that develop new innovative products and tools for the UK creative industry.
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
IUKBC maintains an extensive list of available opportunities across all sectors, including immersive technology and its applications.
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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