CoSTAR Showcase Labs: Createch infrastructure and commercialisation (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK) · National scheme · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This UK scheme funds organisations to host national infrastructure ('Showcase Labs') that helps creative technology businesses access R&D facilities, adopt new technology, and move towards commercialisation, scale-up and investment. It supports the wider CoSTAR Network for creative sector innovation.
creative-cultural · sme-scaleup · advanced-manufacturing · regional-development
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Who it is for
A UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding that wants to host shared technology infrastructure supporting creative tech business growth and commercialisation.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK)
- Eligible countries (1)
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- €4.6M
- Deadline
- 29 Oct 2026
- Applicant type
- Not stated by the agency.
- Eligible applicants
- public body, non-profit, private sector, research organisation
- Also required
- Applicant must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding; total scheme budget of £8,000,000 is shared across all recipients, not per applicant.