Funding is available for UK businesses or research and technology organisations forming consortia to deliver feasibility studies in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

The aim of this Innovate UK (IUK) competition is to accelerate the adoption of trusted and responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies, by reducing bottlenecks during development and deployment of such technologies.

Funding is available to support feasibility studies for the building of a consortium to evaluate suitability of system architectures, specifications, and implementation methodologies. Projects must focus on one or more of the following: Data pre-processing, Modelling, Evaluation, Deployment.

This is phase 1 of a potential 2 phase competition. IUK has allocated up to £2 million to fund innovation projects in this phase 1 competition. Each project’s total grant request must be between £25,000 and £50,000. Applicants may request 100% funding for their eligible project costs.

The competition is open to single applicants. To lead a project an organisation must be a UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) or research and technology organisation (RTO).

The deadline for applications is 25 January 2023 (11:00 GMT).

How To Apply

The competition opened on 12 December 2022. The deadline for applications is 25 January 2023 (11:00 GMT).

For more details, see the Innovate UK website.