Scottish EDGE Launches Round 26 with a £1.5m Prize Pot!
In Round 25 EDGE awarded 35 early-stage businesses with prize funding of £1.5 million. Now, we are back with even more funding on offer for EDGE26!
Application Close: 10th September 2025 (2pm)
We invite applications from businesses across all sectors, whether pre-trading or up to five years in trading. Winners will receive a share of a £1.5m prize pot, along with access to a network of industry experts and support opportunities.
The Scottish EDGE suite of awards now includes:
Scottish EDGE (Up to £100k grant/loan split)
Social Enterprise EDGE (Up to £75k grant/loan split, supported by Postcode Innovation Trust)
Young EDGE (Up to £15k grant funding - including the Techscaler £15k Young EDGE Award)
Wild Card EDGE (Up to £15k grant funding)
Specialist category awards include:
Future EDGE (formerly Missions EDGE) (Up to £150k grant/loan, supported by Scottish Enterprise)
Scale EDGE (Up to £100k grant/loan, supported by Royal Bank of Scotland)
Circular Economy EDGE (Up to £100k grant/loan, supported by Zero Waste Scotland)
STV Growth EDGE (£75k ad spend on top of an EDGE win, supported by STV)
Creative EDGE (Up to £100k grant/loan, supported by Creative UK)
Pathways EDGE (Up to £100k grant/loan, supported by Scottish Government)
Round 26 also signals EDGE’s first collaboration with fellow funding organisation, Converge, who will support a Young EDGE award in this round.
Scottish EDGE is supported by the Royal Bank of Scotland, The Hunter Foundation, Scottish Government, and Scottish Enterprise.
If you are keen to apply and want to find out more then your first step to success could be to attend the Scottish EDGE virtual application workshop to get advice on crafting that perfect application.
