Application Deadlines

Check out these exciting opportunities in innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship from across the University!

🔥Founders at the University of Cambridge – START 3.0 – Apply by 17 December 2025

A pre-seed programme accelerating the next generation of AI and DeepTech startups connected to the University of Cambridge. START supports ventures with rapid market potential which are reshaping industries and solving humanity’s greatest challenges.              Apply Here

🏆Women in Innovation Awards 2025/26 Apply by 4 January 2026

Women founders or co-founders of UK registered SMEs can apply for a package of support that includes a grant of up to £75,000 and bespoke business support, to further ambitious growth plans. Apply Here

🧠Cambridge NeuroWorks – Blue Sky Proof-of-Concept Fund – Apply by 20 January

A brand new fund designed to enable the robust experimentation on adventurous, early-stage neurotechnology hypotheses. The programme welcomes ambitious proposals from anyone across the UK with potential to revolutionise neurotechnology. Apply Here

✨Impulse 2026 – Maxwell Centre – Apply by 2 February
If you have a potentially game-changing innovation this is the perfect opportunity to gain expert support from the Cambridge eco-system. Applications will open from 10 November 
Learn about the programme: Impulse Programme | Maxwell Centre