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Grants

Women in Innovation Awards

Status

Usually opens in July and August and September and October

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
£75,000

GBP 75,000 grant plus a bespoke package of mentoring, coaching and business support over 12 months.

Funder

Innovate UK (UKRI)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — 2025/26 Women in Innovation Awards applications have closed; next round not announced.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Open to women founders/leaders in a UK-registered business with an innovative idea; applicant must not already hold a Women in Innovation award.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/programme/women-in-innovation/

"61 award winners will receive a £75,000 grant alongside 12 months of tailored business support, training, networking and mentoring opportunities"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: iuk-business-connect.org.uk

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