The ncat Scaling Innovation Programme offers any organisation, individual, or entrepreneur the chance to tackle evidence-based challenges.
The 2025/26 programme runs in three phases
- An initial planning phase where up to 20 projects will each receive £10,000 to plan their delivery and meaningful involvement with disabled people.
- A delivery phase where 12-15 projects evaluated and selected based on out puts from the planning phase will secure between £50,000 and £150,000 to deliver live trials. Phase two the funding is dependent on your solutions maturity level.
- The third and final phase offers a further funding opportunity of £100 – £150k for 8-10 Pre-demonstrator and trail projects that progress from phase 2.
Delivery is supported with business and technical support and expertise from within the ncat consortium.
The focus and challenges for future calls will build on findings from the previous projects, and further ncat research outcomes.