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UK Games Fund Prototype Fund

UK Games Fund - Prototype Fund

Status

Paused by the funder

Suspended with no restart date announced.

Paused by the funder
Amount
Not published

Grants to build a playable prototype. Historically up to GBP 25,000 per project; round sizes have varied. Check the current round guidance for the applicable cap.

Funder

UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Expressions of Interest were temporarily paused (May-June 2026); UKGF says EOIs will reopen soon.

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-registered games companies and teams.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ukgamesfund.com/

"Expressions of Interest in the Prototype Fund are temporarily paused. ... EOIs will reopen again soon."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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