UK Grant Funding in 2026 | The Masterclass for Early-Stage Founders
Join Cheryl Eggleston for a practical, data-driven update on the UK's grant funding landscape for 2026 onwards – how the money is moving, where grants fit best in your capital strategy, and how to write winning applications in a fraction of the time. Designed for founders who want to compete wisely for non-dilutive funding.
What to expect
The UK grant landscape for 2026-28 – top funders per sector and stage, new strategies, key assessment criteria, and EU funding eligibility
Where the budgets are moving – priority sectors, funded missions, and where competition is thinning vs overcrowded
Grants in your capital stack – how non-dilutive funding fits before, alongside, and after equity investment
Timing and financials – how grants pay out, how to manage your match-funding exposure, and how to use grants without slowing your R&D down
Vetting any grant opportunity – the quick assessment to verify eligibility, scope, competitive dynamics and value before you sink time, resources and hope into the wrong bet
Planning your application – the step-by-step methodology for going from blank page to your best-quality application, to get in ahead of the deadline with no stress
Meet our speaker
Cheryl is the Founder of Pitchwits, a UK-based AI-enabled innovation funding startup that combines specialist grant and investment consultancy with a suite of intelligent AI agents. Across her career she has overseen almost £200m in funding secured by innovators through grants and private capital – spanning grant strategy, private investment research, and the practical realities of helping founders get funded.
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