Scottish Enterprise R&D Grant
Funds Scottish firms through Scottish Enterprise grants to develop new products, processes, and services.
Scottish Enterprise awards discretionary R&D grants on a rolling basis to companies based in or relocating to its area, which covers central and southern Scotland. The programme supports projects developing new or significantly improved products, processes, or services, and aligns with three Scottish economic transformation priorities: Energy Transition (clean energy leadership and supply chain sc…
R&D funding for Scottish businesses developing new or significantly improved products, processes, or services aligned with energy transition, innovation scaling, or productivity investment.
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