💲 Funding 💲
[West of England] ScaleUp 4 Growth
Deadline 7th March. Grants of up to £40,000 to fund 37.5% of project costs.
[🇬🇧] The F Factor
Deadline 17th March. The UK's premier startup competition for 14-18 and 19-25 year olds. Apply for a chance to win £10,000.
[🇬🇧] Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs
Deadline 31st March. £50k prize fund and £100k worth of business support
[🇬🇧] Techstars London Startup Accelerator Program
Deadline 7th April. Techstars Accelerator offer a $100,000 convertible note. Techstars contributes $20,000, which is commonly used as a stipend to support living expenses during the program.
[Scot] Create:Inclusion Fund
Deadline 4th April. To increase the diversity of people in the arts, screen and creative industries. Applicants can seek funding to help them progress, develop their creative and professional practice, their capacity or to support them to take professional and creative risks. £285,000 available across 12-20 applications.
[🇬🇧] Sky Women in Technology programme
Deadline 8th April. The programme includes a £25,000 bursary, support from industry mentors inside and outside of Sky, training and access to Sky's resources.
[🇬🇧] Innovate UK Smart Grant
Deadline 24th April. Opportunity to apply for a share of up to £20 million to deliver ambitious or disruptive R&D innovations with significant potential for impact on the UK economy.
🏆 Awards 🏆
[🌎] IndieCade Festival
Deadline March 15th. Open to all regardless of experience, style, background, or whether work-in-progress or completed projects. You can apply to both IndieCade Festival and IndieCade Europe, separately or together.
[🌎] The Grads In Games Awards
Deadline 22nd March. To recognise the individuals and institutions that have made a real impact in improving the links between the games industry and education.
[🇬🇧] BIMA Awards
Deadline 8th May. Celebrating the British digital work pushing the limits across innovation, craft and impact.
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📸 Showcase 📸
[🌎] London Tech Week and Startup Elevate's video pitch competition
Deadline 8th March. Win exposure to investors and London Tech Week Golden Tickets.
[🇬🇧] Bonus Stage Game Submission
Deadline 17th March. For Bonus Stage showcase happening on April 7th 2019 at Loading Bar in Dalston, London.
[🇬🇧] Jamfuser
A game jam for UK students who will graduate between 2017-2019 that feeds into Tranzfuser, the UK wide talent development programme for graduates looking to break in to the video games development industry. Jamfuser is "just for fun" and for the experience/networking.
[🇬🇧] Pitch@Palace 11.0 Technology Round
Deadline 28th March. Founded by the Duke of York, Pitch@Palace guides, helps and connects Entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses with potential Investors, Mentors, Influencers, and Business Partners.
⏩ Accelerators ⏩
[South England] Southampton Catalyst Business Accelerator
Deadline soon. 12 week fully-funded programme for start-ups and early stage businesses, based at the prestigious University of Southampton Science Park.
[🌎] Silicon Valley Accelerate | International Programme | FutureX
Deadline 4th March. The 5-day programme in #SiliconValley is designed to fast track you & your business, runs 8-12 April 2019.
[🇬🇧] Entrepreneur Accelerator | NatWest
Deadline 7th March. A six-month programme for entrepreneurs with high growth businesses who are looking to scale up. Fully funded, with no equity taken in any business.
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💤 Housekeeping 💤
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