NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Product Development Awards
Status not published
Runs to published competition cut-offs, historically two or three per year.
No formal cap but awards are typically GBP 500,000 to GBP 2 million over 12-36 months for medical devices, diagnostics, digital health and regenerative medicine at TRL 3-6.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
public · national
Deadline: cutoff — Runs to published competition cut-offs, historically two or three per year.
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.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Sectors: health
- Stage: seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Consortium must include an SME and an NHS or academic partner; the innovation must have a clear NHS adoption route.
How to apply
- Check remit and TRL fit with the i4i team
- Submit a stage 1 application by the competition deadline
- Committee shortlisting
- Stage 2 full application and interview
- Funding decision and contracting
What you will need
- Detailed project plan and costings
- Regulatory and clinical adoption pathway
- Evidence of NHS/clinical partner engagement
- Letters of support
Source. https://www.nihr.ac.uk/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked