Grant News

Applications are now open for UK businesses to apply for grants of up to £2,500 to attend international trade shows.  The financial support is for UK SMEs to participate in overseas exhibitions and conferences that cover a range of sectors, from education to aerospace and creative to maritime. Successful businesses can use the grants to fund direct exhibiting costs, including stand costs and conference fees.  55 events comprise the list, ranging from the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, to Cannes Lions Festival, to Summer Fancy Food in New York, and Mobile World Congress Shanghai.

The funding is being made available through the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP).  Applications for the Tradeshow Access Programme must be made 8 weeks before the start of the event.

To be eligible for a grant, businesses must be based in the UK (excluding Isle of Man or the Channel Islands) and be a small or medium-sized enterprise, UK university, UK government funded centre of higher or further learning or UK government funded research organisation.

From 1st October 2017, the maximum number of grants available to individual companies is limited to 6. The grants can be taken in any market.

Contact one of the  local DIT International Trade Adviser for further information about the programme.