Interface Advanced Innovation Voucher (Scotland)
Interface (with Scottish Enterprise) · Innovation voucher
$27KMatched grant of up to £20,000 (~$26.8k) on a sliding scale toward a collaborative project with a Scottish university or college
Follow-on voucher, delivered by Interface with Scottish Enterprise, for a longer innovation partnership between a Scottish organisation and a university or college that leads to new products, services or processes.
Key terms
- SMEs with fewer than 250 employees and turnover under £50M, sole traders, social enterprises and third-sector organisations in Scotland (pre-submission may be required)
- Matched grant up to £20,000 on a sliding scale; the company's cash contribution follows from the total project value
- Project must focus on innovation leading to new products, services or processes
- Application completed jointly by the company and the academic partner on the Interface Partner Portal; a standard legal agreement applies
- Deadline 2026-11-26
Eligibility
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Stages
- seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Eligible
Also required
- Organisation based in Scotland
- SME (<250 staff, <£50M turnover), sole trader or social enterprise
- Scottish university or college partner
How to apply
Scope the project and milestones with your university or college partner, then submit the joint application on the Interface Partner Portal by 26 November 2026.
- Benefit
- in-kind
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- 2026-11-26
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-11-09 · source
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