Wax is a successful grant writing consultancy, with 15 years experience securing funding for innovative research and development projects. Our streamlined process takes the pain out of application writing and can help you write a winning grant application.
Wax was founded by Casper and Damien, both highly-experienced and successful grant-writers. Casper has a background and expertise in sustainable innovation, business productivity and impact analysis. Damien is a digital innovation specialist with design, project management and engineering expertise.
Innovate UK has a £450m annual budget and offers R&D grants (for projects up £10m) via a competitive process, to encourage innovation in the UK. Innovate UK funding can be used for innovative R&D to help your business grow. Depending on the competition and your innovation, IUK can provide funding for activities such as research, prototyping and testing.
As well as offering Innovate UK grant writing services we can also help you apply to other funds including EU H2020, European Space Agency, SBRI and NESTA. Get in touch to find out how we can help you secure innovation funding.
Scope: The aim of this competition is to stimulate growth in a circular critical materials supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs), or alternative materials. Your collaborative innovation project will address opportunities across the whole value chain and help increase supply chain resilience. Early-stage feasibility studies. These projects will facilitate the adoption of new innovations in processes, technologies or services by industry, to grow a more resilient UK supply chain for REEs
Funding: Up to 70% grant funding for £250K projects
Closes: 13th March 2024
Scope: The aim of this competition is to stimulate growth in a circular critical materials supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs), or alternative materials. Your collaborative innovation project will address opportunities across the whole value chain and help increase supply chain resilience. Mid and late-stage research and development (R&D) projects. These projects will accelerate the industrialisation and commercialisation of innovative processes, technologies and services, to grow a more resilient UK supply chain for REEs
Funding: Up to 70% grant funding for £700K projects
Closes: 13th March 2024
Scope: Smart grant will fund radical, innovative and market-leading R&D projects.
Funding: Up to 70% grant funding for £100K-£500K projects up to 18 months, or £100K-£1M for 19-24 months.
Closes: 24th April 2024
It all starts with a great idea
Identify suitable funds here
Carefully read the guidance
Develop consortium if required
Write application & appendices
Submit application to funder
We understand that every business is different, so we offer a range of services, to suit your needs, timescales and budget:
We write the entire application and submit to the funder. We work with you to extract and clearly present your innovations and business strategy.
2 reviews of an application written by you based on the templates we provide. We provide detailed feedback to improve your application and chance of success.
The review service and additional support on key sections you want detailed input on.
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