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Workforce Innovation Voucher

£1,000 to £7,500No closing date statedScotland

Voucher paid to a Scottish university or college to help a small or medium-sized business or social enterprise develop its workforce practices through a partnership project.

What it pays for

  • Innovation and R&D
  • Training and hiring

Conditions to know about

Must be a registered business operating in Scotland, SME (fewer than 250 employees, turnover under €50m or balance sheet under €43m) or social enterprise. Applications submitted by the academic institution via Interface Partner portal. Business must match the voucher value in cash or in kind. One voucher per company. Cannot be used to match other public funding. Sole traders and businesses not registered in Scotland need a pre-submission form.

How to apply

Applications go through the funder. Read their page for the full rules and the form.

Go to the funder’s page

Check if you can apply

Is each of these true for your business?

The business is based in Scotland
The funder’s wording
Yes, if you: - are a registered business operating in Scotland
You are a company or partnership, a sole trader or a social enterprise
The funder’s wording
Any small or medium-sized business or social enterprise in Scotland looking to partner with a Scottish university or further education college.
The business has fewer than 250 people

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Source: Find Business Support Scotland: funding. Last checked 11 Nov 2026. Read from the funder’s page by AI, with each key fact checked against the page text.

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Listed under Innovation and R&D, Training and hiring, Scotland

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