Women in Innovation Awards
Usually opens in July and August and September and October
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
GBP 75,000 grant plus a bespoke package of mentoring, coaching and business support over 12 months.
public · national
Deadline: One call a year — Annual competition, historically opening in the summer/autumn with an autumn or winter deadline.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: pre-seed and seed
- Female founders
- Locally registered entity required
Open to women founders/leaders in a UK-registered business with an innovative idea; applicant must not already hold a Women in Innovation award.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained
Source. https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/developing-people-and-skills/innovate-uk/women-in-innovation/ · not human-checked
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: www.ukri.org
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