Travel support for UK businesses to attend European events

Innovate UK is offering travel support for businesses to attend consortia-building events in Europe

The travel awards support businesses who want to expand their networks across Europe and make an impact in collaborative international research and development (R&D) projects.

The awards encourage UK participation, engagement and visibility at international events and aim to accelerate UK involvement in European research programmes (including Horizon Europe and EUREKA).

To be eligible for support, you need to be a for-profit UK-based R&D performing SME according to the EU definition.

If you successfully apply for travel and accommodation costs, you will receive proactive support from Innovate UK to help you maximise the benefit of attending.

Up to £700 is available to help cover travel and subsistence costs needed to attend the following events:

• Geographical Indications Conference 2025, 28-29 January 2025, Alicante, Spain (Application deadline: 6 January 2025, Notification date: 10 January 2025)
• AgroExpo agriculture and livestock exhibition, 4-5 February 2025 Izmir, Turkey (Application deadline: 6 January 2025, Notification deadline: 10 January 2025)
• Waterborne Days, 4-5 February 2025, Brussels, Belgium (Application deadline: 6 January 2025, Notification date: 8 January 2025)
• RTR2025 conference on results from Road Transport Research, 11-13 February 2025, Brussels, Belgium (Application deadline: 6 January 2025, Notification date: 8 January 2025)
• Single European Sky ATM (Air Traffic Management) Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) Annual Conference, 18 February 2025, Brussels, Belgium (Application deadline: 6 January 2025, Notification date: 8 January 2025)
• Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) Brokerage Event, 18-19 February 2025, Brussels, Belgium (Application deadline: 29 January 2025, Notification date: 31 January 2025)
• European Ocean Days 2025, 3-7 March 2025, Brussels, Belgium (Application deadline: 3 February 2025, Notification date: 7 February 2025)
• TRANSFIERE, European Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation, 12-14 March 2025, Málaga, Spain (Application deadline: 10 February 2025, Notification date: 13 February 2025)
• ‘Forward Green’ (FG) Expo, 13-15 March 2025, Thesaloniki, Greece (Application deadline: 10 February 2025, Notification date: 13 February 2025)
• The Forum for the Future of Agriculture, 1 April 2025 Brussels, Belgium (Application deadline: 3 March 2025, Notification date: 7 March 2025)
• Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) Info Day 2035, 3 April 2025, Brussels, Belgium (Application deadline: 3 March 2025, Notification date: 7 March 2025)
• Wind Europe Conference, 8-10 April 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark (Application deadline: 3 March 2025, Notification date: 7 March 2025)
• Green Hydrogen Summit Europe 2025, 29-30 April 25, Lisbon, Portugal (Application deadline: 26 March 2025, Notification date: 28 March 2025)
• European Human Genetics Conference, 24–27 May 2025, Milan, Italy (Application deadline: 28 April 2025, Notification date: 2 May 2025)
• HLTH Europe 2025 healthcare innovation event, 16-19 June 2025, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Application deadline: 19 May 2025, Notification date: 23 May 2025)
• Smart Energy Systems Conference, 16-17 September 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark (Application deadline: 25 August 2025, Notification date: 29 August 2025)
• BIO-EUROPE, 3-5 November 2025 Vienna, Austria (Application deadline: 6 October 2025, Notification date: 10 October 2025)

Find out more and apply for travel support from Innovate UK.

First published 16 November 2023