Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, are working with Cornwall Council, Plymouth City Council and Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership to invest up to £3 million in innovation projects. Click here for more information.

The funding will support projects across two Launchpad competition strands that target the marine and maritime cluster in the Great South West. The projects will contribute to the Great South West’s ambitions for net zero targets and support for key regional strategic marine and maritime markets. The businesses will use the funding to grow their innovation activities in the cluster, both during and after the project.

For this competition, the Great South West consists of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon, Somerset and Dorset.

Your project must focus on marine autonomy, clean maritime, and/or digital ocean technologies.

This competition is split into two strands:

• Launchpad: marine and maritime, Great South West – Round 2 Collaborative Research and Development (CR&D) – grant funding of £150k-£750k per project, projects must be collaborative
• Launchpad: marine and maritime, Great South West – Round 2 Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) – grant funding of £25k-£100k project, single applicants only

An online briefing event for both strands will be held on Wednesday 4th September at 1pm: click here to register to attend.