Types of Research and Development Grants available
There are four types of grant available aimed at supporting different types of research and development projects each offering different levels of assistance:
Micro Projects
Provide assistance to SMEs to develop a low cost prototype:
- Must have fewer than 10 employees groupwide
- Percentage of costs covered is 45%
- Grant awards will be between £5,000 and £20,000
- Project duration: up to 12 months
Research Projects
Assist SMEs to examine the technical and commercial feasibility of innovative technology:
- Must have fewer than 50 employees groupwide
- Percentage of costs covered is 60%
- Grant awards will be between £20,000 and £100,000
- Project duration: 6 to 18 months
Development Projects
Assistance for SMEs to carry out research up to pre production prototype stage of a new product or process which involves a significant technological advance:
- Must have fewer than 250 employees groupwide
- Percentage of costs covered is 35%
- Grant awards will be between £20,000 and £250,000
- Project duration: 6 to 36 months
Exceptional Development Projects
Provide assistance to SMEs to develop products or processes that are of strategic importance to the industry sector and UK:
- Must have fewer than 250 employees groupwide
- Percentage of costs covered is negotiable up to 35%
- Grant awards will be between £250,000 and £500,000
- Project duration: 6 to 36 months
Further details are available by contacting the Grant for Research & Development Team within One NorthEast.
For more information on further government support for R&D, please visit the BERR Innovation website.
Grant for R & D - Information Leaflet [pdf]
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SME Self Declaration [pdf]
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