Kickstart your next big idea with CreaTech Frontiers!
We’re excited to launch the very first funding call from CreaTech Frontiers — and we’re putting freelancers, microbusinesses, and small enterprises at the heart of it.
If you’re working on a bold idea, cutting-edge content, or an exciting new product or service using creative technologies, we want to hear from you. We’re offering grants to help bring your innovation to life — and that’s not all.
You’ll also get hands-on Research & Development (R&D) support from top experts at Birmingham City University, Coventry University, the University of Birmingham, the University of Warwick, and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
This is your chance to turn ideas into impact — with funding, expert support, and a community of innovators behind you.
Focus areas:
Beyond games (for example world building; game engine development; gamification and AI)
Enabling technologies for creative outputs (for example AI, ML, data, haptics, robotics, cloud computing, future networks)
Immersive (for example XR, immersive audio)
Live performance (for example music and AI; augmented performance; digital storytelling)
Screen (for example virtual production; sustainability in media productions)
Visual arts (for example digital museums and heritage; digital content creation)
Createch research (for example environmental, social and economic sustainability of createch; EDI issues; cultural, social and economic challenges)
Other (something amazing we haven’t thought of)
Two categories of grants are available:
EXPLORE
Introduction to collaborative R&D and development of initial ideas for innovative content, products or services; up to £5k grants + 5-10 days of academic support and access to our CreaTech labs. You will be introduced to R&D, and you will test innovative ideas around responsible and human-centred applications of creative technologies.
EXPERIMENT
Development of existing concepts, projects or prototypes for innovative content, products or services through collaborative R& ; up to £10k grants + 10-20 days of academic support and access to our CreaTech labs. You will develop your concepts, projects or prototypes around responsible and human-centred applications of creative technologies.
Find out more and apply (deadline 2nd August 2025)