Introducing the 2025 Catalyst Grant Awards

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The Catalyst Grant is an international initiative to support innovation in new software tools and technologies to advance research and create meaningful change.  The program supports and invests in early-stage ideas in the novel use of technology with an award of up to £25,000 for the most promising ideas that aid science and further its impact on society.

If you’re working at the intersection of science, design, and data, this is for you.

The Catalyst Grant was born of our desire to help early-stage software ideas come to fruition. We invest in the community, and we come from the community. Our team is made up of people with research backgrounds and decades of experience within research software. For us, the grant’s real value is in starting conversations, some leading to awards, but the majority to the sharing of advice, the making of introductions and the cultivation of ideas.

Why enter?

Catalyst Grant aims to support innovative initiatives:

  • Be part of advancing research and creating societal impact
  • Receive up to £25,000 equity-free funding
  • Access Digital Science’s network of technical and research experts
  • Raise the profile of your project through our global presence

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Steve Scott, Director of Portfolio Development