π² Funding π²
[π¬π§] UK Games Fund
Deadline Monday 28th January 12:00 noon!! Β£5k grant funding and wider support package for early-stage projects, plus opportunity to pitch for additional Β£20k.
[π¬π§ & India] British Council Digital Open Call
Deadline 31st January. Up to Β£40k grant for creative idea on the future of the web and how to connect people through digital art.
[SW England] Immersion Prototypes
Deadline 31st January. Grants of Β£20k-Β£40k for prototypes that use creative technologies to deliver original immersive processes, experiences, products or services.
[π¬π§] UFI Adult education charitable trust
Deadline 8th February. Up to Β£50,000 available for digital technology projects with innovative ideas for solving real, practical problems in UK vocational learning.
[ENG] CreativeXR
Deadline 17th February. Up to Β£20k to develop your AR/VR/XR prototype, plus opportunity to pitch for further funding.
[π] Games Finance Market
Deadline 18th February. Flagship application-only B2B market during London Games Festival, connecting 60 games studios with 60 global games investors.
[πͺπΊ] European Space Agency Virtual and Augmented Reality kickstart
Deadline 25th February. β¬60K grants for VR/AR projects using space-based data and technology (eg weather, GPS satnav etc)
[πͺπΊ] Creative Europe funding β¬150k funding for development of narrative games
Deadline 27th February. Awards of up to β¬150,000 and must be 50% match funded. For the development of narrative video games from concept to playable prototype.
[West of England] ScaleUp 4 Growth
Deadline 7th March. Grants of up to Β£40,000 to fund 37.5% of project costs.
[π¬π§] Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs
Deadline 31st March. Β£50k prize fund and Β£100k worth of business support
π Awards π
[π] GDC Day of the Devs 2019
Deadline ASAP. Opportunity for game to be on the #DayoftheDevs stand at GDC - attendance in person not necessary.
[π] JΓ€germeister launches video game soundtrack competition for indie studios
Deadline 15th February.
[π¬π§] Drum Roses Creative Awards
Deadline 20th February. The Drum Roses Creative Awards celebrate the best UK creative work outside the M25, striving to find the hidden gems inΒ advertising, design and digital.
[π¬π§] Ernst&Young UK Entrepreneur Of The Year
Deadline February. The business must be based, or have its chief operations, in the UK, and have been incorporated for two years as of 1 January 2019.
π¬ Speaker Calls π¬
π‘ Inspiration π‘
π€ Housekeeping π€
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