Funding in Northern Ireland
Business funding schemes in Northern Ireland.
Every UK-wide programme plus the funding specific to Northern Ireland — each verified against its official source. Scan free to see which ones your business actually matches.
42 schemes for Northern Ireland.
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund
Innovate UK / Advanced Propulsion Centre / Department for Business & Trade · Between rounds
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now
Innovate UK Innovation Loans
Innovate UK (Innovate UK Loans Ltd) · Open now
Google.org Impact Grants (Impact Challenges)
Google.org · Between rounds
Horizon Europe — EIC Accelerator
European Commission (European Innovation Council) · Open now
Growth Guarantee Scheme
British Business Bank (on behalf of the Department for Business & Trade) · Open now
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI)
British Business Bank (delivered by Whiterock Finance and Clarendon Fund Managers) · Open now
Defence Innovation Loans (DASA)
DASA / Innovate UK Loans Ltd · Between rounds
Innovate UK Smart Grants
Innovate UK / UKRI · Paused
Architectural Heritage Fund — Loans
The Architectural Heritage Fund · Open now
Innovation Support to Operations — UKDI themed competition (Cycle 8)
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), Ministry of Defence · Open now
Eurostars 3 — Call 11 (UK / Innovate UK)
Innovate UK (Eureka / Eurostars) · Open now
Google for Startups Cloud Program
Google Cloud · Open now
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now
UK Games Fund — Content Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Open now
AWS Activate (cloud credits)
Amazon Web Services · Open now
Google Ad Grants (nonprofits)
Google for Nonprofits · Open now
Microsoft for Startups (Founders Hub)
Microsoft · Open now
UK Games Fund — Prototype Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC) · Paused
Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards
Innovate UK (UKRI) · Closed
Access to Work
Department for Work & Pensions · Open now
Enhanced R&D Intensive Support (ERIS)
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now
BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Video Game Release
BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Between rounds
Techstart Proof of Concept Grant — Northern Ireland
Techstart Ventures / Invest Northern Ireland · Between rounds
The King's Trust Enterprise Programme
The King's Trust · Open now
Start Up Loan (British Business Bank)
British Business Bank / Start Up Loans · Open now
Business Innovation Grant (BIG) — Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland / Innovate NI · Between rounds
Digital Transformation Flexible Fund (DTFF) — Northern Ireland
NI Councils (Newry, Mourne & Down lead) / UKSPF · Between rounds
UK Games Fund — Starter Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Closed
UnLtd — Awards for Social Entrepreneurs
UnLtd (Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs) · Between rounds
Veterans' Employer NIC Relief (+ Op PROSPER)
HM Revenue & Customs / Office for Veterans' Affairs · Open now
Rural Business Development Grant Scheme (RBDGS) — Northern Ireland
DAERA / TRPSI Programme · Closed
Help to Grow: Management Course
Dept for Business & Trade / Small Business Charter · Open now
JobStart Scheme (Northern Ireland)
Department for Communities · Closed
The King's Trust — Development Awards
The King's Trust · Open now
R&D Tax Relief (merged RDEC scheme)
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now
HubSpot for Startups
HubSpot · Open now
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
Innovate UK (UKRI) · Open now
NVIDIA Inception
NVIDIA · Open now
Patent Box
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now
UK Space Agency — National GSTP (ESA) Funding
UK Space Agency · Between rounds
Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) · Between rounds
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