Pre-announcement: Expanding access to creative sector R&D infrastructure
Ref: GRT-TZF41MCI
Funding Available
Between £2,000,000 and £4,000,000
UK Wide
Creative & Heritage
29 October 2026
Grants & Funding
About This Grant
Join the convergent screen technologies and performance in realtime (CoSTAR) Network and host national R&D infrastructure for the creative sector. Funding aims to reduce barriers to creative businesses' technology adoption, improve commercialisation support for creative technology businesses, and drive scale up and investment.
What Can It Fund?
- Research and development infrastructure
- technology adoption
- commercialisation support
- driving scale up and investment
Funding Source
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
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