HealthTech funding opportunities
The following are links to other funding streams that are suitable for collaborative applications with the HealthTech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care.
We advise all potential applicants to discuss their potential applications well in advance of the application deadline.
Leeds Angels – ideal for start-ups that are ready to raise angel investment.
EIC STEP Scale Up scheme – part of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP). Financial support in the form of investments to startups, SMEs, and small mid-caps, between EUR 10 to 30 million.
EIC Accelerator is a funding programme under Horizon Europe that offers support to start-ups and SMEs.
- Translation Accelerator Kidney Award Scheme (TAKA) – 19 October 2026
- NIHR i4i FAST – 20 October 2026
- European Innovation Council: Pathfinder, Transition, and Accelerator 2026 – 28 October 2026
- Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis – 28 October 2026
- MRC ICURe Discover – 30 October 2026
- Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1 – 11 November 2026
- N-CODE Innovation Challenge: the future of neurological healthcare – 18 November 2026
- Round 7 impact funding – 30 November 2026
- The use of synthetic data in health and social care research – 01 December 2026
- NIHR i4i Product Development Awards (PDA) NICE early use recommendation – 02 December 2026
- Using ‘big data’ to impact health and health inequalities – 08 December 2026
- PBIAA Secondments – December 2026
- Broad call for interventions for improving outcomes in adults with faecal incontinence – 06 January 2027
- Horizon Europe – European Partnership on ERA4Health Joint Transnational Call 2027 – IICS4all – 14 January 2027
Funding streams with no time limits
The Horizon Europe Pump Priming Programme
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II
Innovate UK Business Growth – RTO Voucher scheme
University of Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Efficacy and mechanism evaluation programme – fast-track scheme – no deadline
Global Innovation Fund – rolling deadline
British Heart Foundation New Horizons Grants – no deadline
Cardiovascular Small Meetings & Events Funds