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CfI: Earlier identification of UK children with SEN
Funding
£200,000 – £500,000
Deadline
5 August 2026
Location
UK-wide
Applications
Applications closed
Overview
UKRI is offering £2.5 million in total funding for this competition. You can apply for between £200,000 and £500,000. The money is for developing new tools or approaches that identify special educational needs (SEN) in children earlier and more fairly. Your project must focus on areas where current products or services are not working well enough. The deadline to apply is 5 August 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Project must address gaps where existing market solutions underperform or do not operate
- Focus must be on earlier identification of special educational needs in children
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This is for organisations developing innovative tools or methods to identify SEN in children earlier and more reliably. Your work must target gaps where existing products or services are failing. Specific eligibility criteria have not been published, so check the UKRI competition page for details.
Regions
No published award history for UKRI. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from UKRI
Organisations can apply for a share of £2.5 million inclusive of VAT to develop innovations that enable earlier, fairer, more reliable identification of special educational needs (SEN) in contexts where existing market solutions underperform or do not operate.
Apply through the UKRI Funding Service before 5 August 2026. Check the full competition guidance on the UKRI website for eligibility rules and what your application must include.
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Last updated: 6 August 2026