NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme
NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i)
Status not published
Recurring competition calls (e.g. i4i Product Development Awards April 2026 and October 2025 rounds listed on nihr.ac.uk). Exact deadlines not verified — check the specific call page.
UNVERIFIED: the NIHR website blocked automated access (human-verification interstitial) on 14 August 2026, so no funding figures could be read from the official page. i4i runs recurring calls including Product Development Awards (PDA), a PDA NICE early use strand, i4i Connect and i4i FAST, with an April 2026 PDA call listed on nihr.ac.uk. Amounts and durations must be taken from the specific call page before use.
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — Recurring competition calls (e.g. i4i Product Development Awards April 2026 and October 2025 rounds listed on nihr.ac.uk). Exact deadlines not verified — check the specific call page.
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
- Sectors: health
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, series_a
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
i4i funds translational research and development of medical technologies, devices and diagnostics for the NHS, typically involving SMEs, universities and NHS partners. Specific eligibility not verified from the official page — see the individual call.
How to apply
- Identify the relevant open i4i call (PDA, PDA NICE early use, Connect, or FAST) on the NIHR funding pages. — link
- Read the call specification and eligibility, then apply through the NIHR application system by the stated deadline.
What you will need
- NIHR application form for the specific i4i call
Source. https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding-programmes/invention-for-innovation — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked