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Wild Card EDGE

Wild Card EDGE — Round 27

Supports unconventional pre-trading Scottish ventures, including sole traders and partnerships, through the Wild Card EDGE grant pathway.

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Wild Card EDGE is the Scottish EDGE category designed for pre-trading businesses, sole traders, and partnerships — entity types that are explicitly excluded from the Main Scottish EDGE category. It provides a grant-only award of up to £15,000 with no repayment obligation, funded out of the Round 27 total prize pool of £1.5 million across all EDGE categories. The Round 27 application deadline was 2

Grant-only awards of up to £15,000 for pre-trading Scottish businesses, sole traders, and partnerships that are not eligible for the main Scottish EDGE category.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.16 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: scottishedge.com