Scottish Enterprise Capital Grant

What it is

Discretionary Scottish Enterprise grant towards large capital-expenditure projects in Scotland focused on the energy transition, scaling innovation or boosting capital investment — minimum grant £250,000 against at least £1 million of company project spend, adviser-led.

Re-verified 2026-08-31 on scottish-enterprise.com capital grant page: active/current grant, enquiry/adviser-led with no deadline. Project must involve capital expenditure and take place in Scotland; business can be based elsewhere. Scottish Enterprise is looking for projects representing at least £1m of company spend; minimum grant considered is £250,000; intervention rates up to 40% of eligible costs for small enterprises, 30% medium and 20% large, with no published maximum. capture remains fixed £250,000 as the stated minimum/floor, not a ceiling. Conditions include Fair Work and net-zero-by-2045 criteria, private-sector majority funding, financial viability, and no committed/already-started projects. ⚠️ match-funding gate corrected 2026-08-24 to in[yes,partial].