Supporting local business growth through creative-led innovation.
Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Arts are offering a fully-funded programme of innovation support for up to 35 South London-based enterprises in 2024.
We are seeking to work collaboratively with businesses and social enterprises to support the development of your products or services, facilitate access to new markets, foster productivity and growth.
Meet with creative innovators at UAL across a diverse range of expertise and research interests, such as:
- technical and fabrication (metal casting, 3D printing, printmaking)
- textile design, including smart textiles
- spatial, interior and furniture design
- community-led practice, social justice and co-design strategies
- circular economies and environmental sustainability
- machine learning, AI and robotics
- immersive technologies (AR/VR)
- web platforms, e-commerce and web3.
Funding supports an average of 10 days with an academic, researcher or technician at UAL, and can also be used to cover material costs and access to facilities, worth between £3,000 and £5,000.
Types of consultancy
We will help you to:
- innovate within your context and solve business problems
- enhance and develop products or services through design and prototyping
- improve your business productivity and efficiency
- reduce carbon emissions and improve sustainability.
Who can take part
This programme can offer support to all types of businesses, from registered sole-traders to start-ups, established businesses of any size, to social enterprises and charities who have a UTR (Unique Tax Reference) number, in any sector.
You must also:
- need specialist help to meet a business challenge
- have received less than £315K in public funds over the last 3 years.
It is exclusive to those based in the London boroughs of:
- Croydon
- Kingston
- Lambeth
- Merton
- Richmond
- Sutton
- Southwark
- Wandsworth
We are particularly keen to collaborate with businesses that reflective South London's diverse communities.
Application deadlines
We will be reviewing applications throughout 2024, with the following deadlines:
- 31 January 2024
- 26 April 2024
- 26 July 2024
- 27 September 2024
Apply for innovation vouchers
We will review applications and match businesses with academics throughout 2024.
If you have any questions, contact biggrowth@arts.ac.uk.
Find out more
Browse our research interests and knowledge exchange expertise.
- Camberwell College of Arts research and knowledge exchange
- Chelsea College of Arts research
- Wimbledon College of Arts research
- Creative Computing Institute
- Innovation Lab
- UAL research and knowledge exchange
Innovation vouchers are offered as part of BIG Growth, a BIG South London programme delivered by a partnership of higher education institutions led by London South Bank University, along with local boroughs. This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.