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Scottish Enterprise R&D Grant

Status

Status not published

No fixed deadline - open, negotiated applications through a Scottish Enterprise account manager or the enquiry line, subject to budget.

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Amount
£5,000,000

Discretionary grant towards eligible R&D project costs. Intervention rates follow subsidy control limits - typically up to 45-70% for small enterprises on industrial research and up to 45% on experimental development.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Scottish Enterprise

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — No fixed deadline - open, negotiated applications through a Scottish Enterprise account manager or the enquiry line, subject to budget.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Must be based in the Scottish Enterprise area (lowland Scotland). Grant must be needed for the project to go ahead - do not start the project before approval.

How to apply

  1. Contact Scottish Enterprise (or Highlands and Islands Enterprise / South of Scotland Enterprise for their areas)
  2. Eligibility and project scoping discussion with an adviser
  3. Submit a full application with project plan and costs
  4. Appraisal and grant offer
  5. Claim in arrears against evidenced spend

What you will need

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

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/support-for-businesses/funding-and-grants/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.scottish-enterprise.com

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