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Innovation Boost (InterTradeIreland)

InterTradeIreland (cross-border trade and business development body)

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Worth

Up to £56,000

Part-funded support

Deadline

Rolling - no fixed deadline

Type of funding

Part-funded support

Where

Northern Ireland

What it is

Part-funded innovation support, not cash in hand: a package worth up to £56,000 over 18 months in which InterTradeIreland pays all of a university or college partner's costs and 50% of a project manager you employ (to a ceiling), for Northern Ireland manufacturing and tradable-services SMEs with 5 to 249 staff and two years' trading.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 on intertradeireland.com: enquiries are taken through a live form, starting with an initial assessment. The support is worth up to £56,000 over 18 months (or £39,000 over 12): InterTradeIreland pays your academic partner in full (it must be in the Republic of Ireland for a Northern Ireland business) and 50% of a project manager you hire, to a ceiling.

Official source

Who can apply

A summary of the main rules, not the full list. InterTradeIreland (cross-border trade and business development body) decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.

  • Business based in Northern Ireland
  • 5 to 249 full-time employees
  • At least 2 years' trading history
  • A manufacturing or tradable-services business
  • An innovation project, with a project manager you'll employ for it
Read the full rules at the official source

Common questions

Is Innovation Boost (InterTradeIreland) open for applications?
Yes. It is open for applications, with no fixed deadline.
How much is Innovation Boost (InterTradeIreland) worth?
Up to £56,000. It is a part-funded support, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
Who runs Innovation Boost (InterTradeIreland), and where is it available?
InterTradeIreland (cross-border trade and business development body) runs it. It is available in Northern Ireland.

Does your business qualify?

Eligibility rules are where schemes get fiddly. Gov Owed checks your business against Innovation Boost (InterTradeIreland) — and every other UK scheme we track — in about two minutes, free. The £19.95 report then explains exactly why you qualify, drafts your answers and walks you through the real application step by step.

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Information, not financial advice; eligibility is decided by the funder. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Schemes change — confirm details on the official page before applying.