Finalists
Up to 20 Finalists with the most promising entries will be awarded up to £50,000 to develop their innovation, with a range of expert support and access to mentoring from water companies.
Successful finalists will receive support to strengthen and accelerate the development of their idea. This support will bring in experts from the water sector, as well as business development experts, and also includes access to our sector led mentoring programme and the allocation of a personal mentor from a regional water or wastewater company in England and Wales.
Mentors will work directly with the Finalist team, providing custom support and guidance, insights into the water sector as well as feedback on the innovation/initiative/solution and its need within the wider sector while also signposting to other stakeholders or useful resources.
For more information on the finalists, and what you can win, please see the Discovery Innovator Handbook.
Winners
Up to 10 Winners will be awarded up to £450,000 to further grow their innovation, receiving further support to further accelerate their progress
Winners will continue to receive custom support to accelerate the development of their innovation and preparing it for wide adoption across the water sector. The continued support will include working closely with their dedicated mentor on, for instance, determining and producing trial requirements, or potentially socialising trials as well as supporting the winners’ teams to map out next steps to succeed in the water sector.
Mentors will continue to provide insights into the water sector and feedback on the innovation and its possibility for scale and wide adoption, while also signposting to other stakeholders or useful resources.
For more information on the winners, and what you can win, please see the Discovery Innovator Handbook.