Scottish Enterprise
Funding to support research and development projects
Grants for Scottish companies supported by Scottish Enterprise account management or specialist services to fund a single R&D project, such as trialling new ideas or building test versions of products.
What it pays for
Conditions to know about
Company must be supported through Scottish Enterprise account management or specialist services and ideally have more than 10 employees. Based in an area served by Scottish Enterprise (Aberdeen City and Shire, east of Scotland, Tayside, west of Scotland). Project must run no longer than 12 months, not in partnership with others. Match funding: up to 45% for SMEs and 25% for larger firms on projects up to £100,000; up to 35% for SMEs and 25% for larger firms on projects £100,000-£150,000.
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