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NIHR Invention for Innovation programme

NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i)

Status

Status not published

i4i typically runs 3 researcher-led (PDA and Connect) and 2 commissioned (FAST) opportunities per year; currently open: i4i PDA October 2026 and PDA NICE early use October 2026.

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Amount
Not published

Product Development Awards fund late-stage development of medical devices, diagnostics and digital health technologies; awards have commonly ranged from around GBP 500,000 to GBP 2 million. The i4i Connect strand funds smaller earlier-stage projects for SMEs.

Funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

public · national

Deadline: Opens irregularly — i4i typically runs 3 researcher-led (PDA and Connect) and 2 commissioned (FAST) opportunities per year; currently open: i4i PDA October 2026 and PDA NICE early use October 2026.

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

UK-based SMEs, NHS organisations and universities; industry-academia collaboration is usually required.

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Source. https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding-programmes/invention-for-innovation

"i4i typically runs 3 researcher-led (PDA and Connect) and 2 commissioned (FAST) opportunities per year."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.nihr.ac.uk

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