Scottish EDGE Awards
Usually opens in February and March and August and September
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.
Mix of grant and interest-free loan. Main Scottish EDGE awards commonly GBP 50,000-150,000; Young EDGE (under 30) and Wild Card (idea stage) awards commonly up to around GBP 10,000-15,000; specialist categories include Social Enterprise EDGE, Circular Economy EDGE and Creative EDGE. Round 26 distributed GBP 1.5 million across 31 winners.
Scottish EDGE (Hunter Foundation, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise)
ppp · regional
Deadline: annual_call — Round 28 application window opened 5 August 2026 (09:00) and closed 2 September 2026 (14:00). Semi-finals mid-to-late October, category finals in November, Awards Dinner 26 November 2026.
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.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- micro enterprises
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- Locally registered entity required
Business must be based and trading in Scotland, generally under 5-6 years old. Awards are part grant, part interest-free loan for the larger categories.
How to apply
- Apply online during the application window with a written application and financials
- First-stage assessment (results around three weeks after closing)
- Semi-final pitch to a panel
- Category final pitch
- Awards dinner and funding award
What you will need
- Written application
- Financial forecasts
- Pitch deck for semi-final
- Video pitch (if applicable)
Source. https://www.scottishedge.com/edge-key-dates — checked 2026-08-14
"Wednesday 5th August - Application window opens (9.00am) ... Wednesday 2nd September - Application window closes at 14.00 ... Awards Dinner 2026 [26 November]."