Scotland business grants
Scotland has its own well-developed funding landscape. Scottish Enterprise, Business Gateway, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise deliver grants and support that businesses elsewhere in the UK can't access — plus UK-wide schemes still apply. Subvention surfaces the live grants a Scottish company is eligible for, linked to source.
Grants change frequently — always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines with the funder via the linked source. Subvention does not guarantee funding.
Funding bodies in Scotland
Scotland businesses are supported by a mix of regional and national bodies. The organisations below are the main routes to publicly-backed funding and support in Scotland — each with its own eligibility rules, so always confirm details on their own page:
- • Scottish Enterprise — Scotland's national economic development agency, funding innovation, R&D and growth.
- • Business Gateway — local business support and startup grants across Scotland.
- • Highlands and Islands Enterprise — development funding for the Highlands and Islands.
- • South of Scotland Enterprise — support for Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders.
UK-wide grants also open to Scotland businesses
On top of Scotland-specific support, every UK-wide scheme is open to businesses here — including GOV.UK Find a Grant, Innovate UK, UKRI, the British Business Bank's programmes and National Lottery funds. Subvention searches all of these at once and matches them to your company using your Companies House profile, so you see the Scotland and national grants you're eligible for in a single ranked list, each linked to its source.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I find business grants in Scotland?
- Enter your company name above. Subvention pulls your Companies House profile and matches you against live UK, Scotland and European grants, returning a ranked, explained shortlist with a link to each funder's page — free to search.
- What grants are available in Scotland that aren't elsewhere?
- Scotland's devolved agencies — Scottish Enterprise, Business Gateway, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise — run programmes only open to Scottish businesses, alongside UK-wide funding.
- Are Scotland business grants free to search?
- Yes. Grant search and eligibility matching on Subvention are free, with no signup wall. Optional one-off passes add saved grants, alerts and deadline reminders.
- How current are the grants shown?
- Grant data is refreshed daily from dozens of official sources. Because programmes open and close frequently, always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the funder's own page — which we link to.
Grant data refreshed daily · page last reviewed 2026-07-26. Always confirm details with the funder.