Innovation Vouchers (Northern Ireland)
Invest Northern Ireland, with Innovate NI
Worth
Up to £10,000
Deadline
Between rounds
Type of funding
Grant
Where
Northern Ireland
What it is
A voucher worth up to £10,000 that pays a university, college or other public research body in Northern Ireland or Ireland to work on your innovation project; no money goes to the business. For Northern Ireland small and medium-sized businesses, social enterprises and third-sector organisations. The call is closed and no date has been set for the next.
Checked 9 Nov 2026 on investni.com: the Innovation Voucher call is closed and no date is given for the next; calls open from time to time. A voucher is worth up to £10,000 and is paid straight to the university or college that does the work, not to you as cash. Website, app, marketing and training work isn't covered, and a medium-sized business (50 to 249 staff) can't have had an Invest NI Grant for R&D in the last five years.
Official sourceWho can apply
A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Invest Northern Ireland, with Innovate NI 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
- You're developing a new or improved product, service, business model or process
- A small or medium-sized organisation (under 250 staff)
Common questions
- Is Innovation Vouchers (Northern Ireland) open for applications?
- Not right now. It runs in rounds and is between them.
- How much is Innovation Vouchers (Northern Ireland) worth?
- Up to £10,000. It is a grant, and the funder decides what each applicant receives.
- Who runs Innovation Vouchers (Northern Ireland), and where is it available?
- Invest Northern Ireland, with Innovate NI 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 Vouchers (Northern Ireland) — 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.