Business grants and funding calls
Find out more about our approach to grants, as well as the funds that are currently available.
Our current grants
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SMART:SCOTLAND grant
The SMART: SCOTLAND grant is a research and development (R&D) grant that aims to support high-risk, highly ambitious projects. It's used to conduct feasibility studies.
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Regional Selective Assistance Funding
Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) is a discretionary grant aimed at encouraging capital investment and job creation in assisted areas of Scotland.
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Research and Development grants
Our R&D grants offer a range of support for companies that are looking to research and develop a new product, process, or service, or significantly improve an existing one.
Changes to our grants
We’ll still be delivering a few targeted grants, but we’ll also be focusing on helping you find the right grant funding from our partners and external sources.
Our new funding model is simpler and more inclusive. It’s changing the way we support businesses, and will help create jobs and promote a greener economy. We'll be promoting funding calls and grants from across our partner organisations, as well as delivering a few targeted funds of our own.
Outside of our calls and grants, we’re keen to continue talking to you about your projects. We'll do our best to provide a wide range of non-financial support as well as helping you access other funding across the public sector.
Funding calls
Search new funding calls operated by Scottish Enterprise and other public sector organisations. This list is updated regularly and subject to change.
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Clean Energy Transition Partnership programme (CETP)
A €3.5 million transnational research, development and innovation funding programme to boost energy transition across 30 countries.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
Find out how businesses can apply to work with an academic partner to address a particular innovation challenge.
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European Space Agency (ESA) proposals
ESA is looking for businesses to develop a new commercial service that uses space assets such as satellite communications or navigation, earth observation, or human spaceflight technology.
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Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)
This DASA open call is looking for innovative ideas that will help improve the defence and/or security of the UK.
What are funding calls?
Funding calls:
- Are often delivered in a series of funding rounds that open and close for a fixed amount of time
- Support businesses with specific projects or activities
- Have clear criteria or outcomes that businesses should meet – such as creating new jobs, creating jobs in target areas, developing green technologies, or implementing socially conscious business practices
- Are competitive – applicants need to show why they should get a portion of the fund and how they’ll meet the specified outcomes. Not everyone who is eligible will win funding, as funds only go to the highest scoring applicants.
Other sources of funding
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European funding
These funds are typically highly competitive, but can offer big sums to the right businesses. Find out what’s available and how we can help you access it.
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Investment funding
Looking for investors and investment funding? We can help you access a variety of sources of funding.
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Highlands and Islands funding
If your business is based in the Highlands and Islands, you’ll find more relevant support on the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) website.
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Find Business Support
Browse a full list of grants, funding calls, loans, and other types of funding available from public sector organisations across Scotland on the Find Business Support website.
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Talk to us
If you’re an established business in Scotland, get in touch to tell us about your business and what you’re planning. We’ll help point you toward the right support.