{"id":7479,"date":"2020-10-05T14:55:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T13:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta-ukri.msappproxy.net\/?page_id=7479"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:52:51","slug":"ukri-challenge-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/what-we-do\/ukri-challenge-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"UKRI Challenge Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Challenge Fund addresses the big societal challenges being faced by UK businesses today.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s made up of 23 challenges, covering the four themes of the government&#8217;s industrial strategy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/our-work\/our-main-funds\/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund\/clean-growth\/\">clean growth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/our-work\/our-main-funds\/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund\/ageing-society\/\">ageing society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/our-work\/our-main-funds\/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund\/future-of-mobility\/\">future of mobility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/our-work\/our-main-funds\/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund\/artificial-intelligence-and-data-economy\/\">artificial intelligence and data economy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fund is backed by \u00a32.6 billion of public money, with \u00a33 billion in matched funding from the private sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ukri-callout-box\">\n<p>Find out how we\u2019re working with business and researchers to <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/UKRI-140621-IndustrialStrategyChallengeFundBrochure.pdf\">tackle some of the biggest innovation challenges of our time \u2013 creating jobs and building prosperity (PDF, 12MB)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more about UKRI Challenge Fund activities on <a href=\"\/our-work\/our-main-funds\/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund\/blog\/\">Innovate UK&#8217;s blog<\/a> and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/iscf\"> Medium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoholder\">\n<p><span class=\"videowrapper embed-youtube-nocookie aspect_ratio_562\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fOuoSdFWK7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span> <!-- \/.videowrapper --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Find funding opportunities<\/h2>\n<p>You can apply for UKRI Challenge Fund funding if you&#8217;re based at a research organisation, business or charity.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/opportunity\/\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/opportunity\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Search funding opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sign up for the latest updates<\/h2>\n<p>Get our regular email alerts with the latest news and funding opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukri.innovateuk.org\/subscriptionpage\">Sign up to Innovate UK email alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The UKRI Challenge Fund challenge themes<\/h2>\n<p>Find out more about each of the four themes:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Challenge Fund addresses the big societal challenges being faced by UK businesses today. 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