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Grants

Young Innovators Awards

Status

Usually opens in April and May and June

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
£5,000

GBP 5,000 grant plus a living allowance (historically around GBP 5,000) and a year of tailored business coaching.

Funder

Innovate UK (UKRI) / The Prince's Trust

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Ran as an annual competition, usually opening in the spring/summer with a summer deadline.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Applicants aged 18-30 at the point of application, UK resident, with a business idea or very early-stage business.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/developing-people-and-skills/innovate-uk/young-innovators/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.ukri.org

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