Competition Opens: Monday, 28 October 2024
Competition Closes: Wednesday, 15 January 2025 at 11:00 amUK time

Organisation: Innovate UK
Funding Type: Grant

Funding

• Project Size: Total eligible project costs must be between £200,000 and £300,000.
• Project Duration: Projects should last between 12 to 18 months.

Eligibility

• Who Can Apply: UK-registered businesses.
• Project Type: Must undertake industrial research and development.
• Project Focus: Projects must develop digital therapeutic XR solutions for mental health, targeting moderate to severe conditions.
• Exclusions: Projects not using immersive or XR technologies, or those focused on mild conditions in the general wellbeing space, are not eligible.

Scope

The competition seeks projects that:

• Apply Extended Reality (XR): Utilize technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, haptics, holograms, immersive software, and immersive audio.
• Target Moderate to Severe Mental Health Conditions: Provide solutions that improve impairment, disability, and distress for individuals experiencing significant mental health difficulties.
• Aim for Adoption at All Clinical Levels: Develop solutions applicable at any point in the care pathway, with ambitions for regulatory approval and large-scale adoption.

How to Apply

Applicants should provide:

• A detailed project plan outlining the design and features of the XR solution.
• Evidence of how the solution will be applied and trialled within the 12 to 18 months R&D cycle.
• Demonstration of potential for large-scale adoption within the UK's mental healthcare ecosystem.

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