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Published
4 October 2022
Last updated
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Who can apply: emerging spin-out companies based on knowledge assets from UK public sector organisations. Read more about the UKI2S investment criteria.

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Update history

2025-05-07 08:00
We have added a new grant fund.

2024-09-23 16:19
A notice has been added because the Knowledge Assets Grant Fund is currently closed. Information on how to contact the team and to get updates has been added.

2024-05-15 11:35
The dates for the winter round of funding for the Knowledge Assets Grant Fund has been removed because there is going to be a pause in the competition.

2024-05-02 15:24
Updated links to the competitions.

2024-04-09 16:56
Removed information on themed funding rounds to the Knowledge Assets Grant Fund because funding rounds will no longer be themed.

2024-02-12 09:30
additional funding dates and deadlines added to KAGF, as well as a link to KAGF archive.

2024-01-04 13:11
Date removed for past deadline of KAGF and links updated to reflect application portal for new funding round.

2023-10-24 10:00
Added information about themed funding rounds and changed the opening date for the next competition to 3 January 2024.

2023-06-19 13:18
Updated links for new competition

2023-06-13 14:17
removed past deadline

2023-06-05 12:13
amendment to numbering

2023-06-05 11:26
Further detail given on themed calls

2023-06-05 10:01
Information added regarding priority themes and different opening dates

2023-05-26 14:05
Change to include eligible and ineligible organisations

2023-05-26 13:53
Change to detail that commercial organisations have been excluded

2023-05-26 13:17
Future application deadlines have been added for the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund. Eligibility information has been added to the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund as from the 8 June 2023 NHS Trusts will no longer be in scope.

2023-03-17 09:00
The next phase of the Knowledge Assets Grant Fund competition is now open.

2023-03-10 09:48
Added competition opening dates for 2023.

2023-02-20 11:46
Added new deadlines for Knowledge Assets Grant Fund

2022-10-04 15:32
First published.