Apply for the BridgeAI innovation exchange

Up £50,000 in funding from BridgeAI programme that is designed to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence.

UK-registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £350,000 for five-month projects. This funding is from Innovate Uk’s BridgeAI programme.

What is the funding for?

Funding is available for innovation projects that will develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) driven proof of concepts that address a business challenge or opportunity within one of Innovate UK’s challenge holder organisations

• The Bicycle Association
• United Living
• Sustrans
• Lichfields

Eligibility

Your project must

• have a grant funding request between £25,000 and £50,000
• last between three months and five months
• carry out its project work in the UK
• intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
• start by 1 September 2025
• end by 28 February 2026

To lead a project, your organisation must be either a UK-registered small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) or a research organisation.

How to apply

Apply for the BridgeAI innovation exchange competition.

First published 31 March 2025