Practical Courses for Founders and Innovators
Our courses provide the practical frameworks and expert guidance you need to build winning grant proposals and apply powerful design thinking methods.
Read the Founder’s Guide to Grants: Sustainability Edition Report: here
Grant Funding Fundamentals Course and Grant Application Support
Grant Funding Fundamentals covers the basics of accessing grant funding, from where to look for grants to tips for writing grants, packed with resources and templates. It’s the most comprehensive course available on UK government grants. If you’ve used AI to write your grant and want help to check it through, use our application review service to get an expert to look over your application before you submit.
Foundation Course
Expert-designed course with templates, resources and videos
Grant Strategy Builder
Access 2 x 2.5hr live workshops plus course
£475+VAT
Turn your idea into a competitive application.
Two intensive workshops where we build your grant strategy together, from eligibility validation to impact evidence. Leave with a clear roadmap and the confidence to write a winning bid.
Application Review
Includes in-depth review with a 1.5hr video call, plus course
£1,250+VAT
Get an expert's eyes on your application before you submit.
A thorough, independent review that catches the gaps funders spot and shows you exactly how to strengthen your case. Direct feedback and practical fixes.
Application Review & Coaching
Includes 2 x 4 hours of coaching sessions, with review and course
£2,975+VAT
Your guide to write your own grant application.
Combine our detailed expert review with strategic one-to-one coaching. We'll work through every section together, ensuring your application demonstrates exactly what funders need to see.
£225+VAT
Build your grant strategy from the ground up.
Get the framework, evidence templates, and practical tools you need to move from vision to a fundable project. Master the fundamentals and set yourself apart from the competition.
What past students said
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"I found the tips in the Grant Funding Fundamentals online course and workshops to be incredibly practical. The guidance was immediately applicable, helping me feel far more prepared to build a grant strategy. I now have a clear understanding of what is needed for opportunities like the Smart Grant, which had previously felt overwhelming. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone looking to strengthen their approach to grant writing and boost their confidence in navigating funding applications."
Ana Silva, Replica Biomaterials
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"Grant Funding Fundamentals was a game-changer for me. The course offered clear, actionable insights that took the mystery out of the grant application process. Each session was packed with practical advice, examples, and resources that made the complex world of grant writing feel accessible and manageable. I left feeling confident and equipped with the tools needed to approach grant funding strategically. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their grant writing skills and maximise their chances of success!"
Saba Riaz, LeafyColl
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“The quality and quantity of information was incredible, backed up with practical templates to follow along with and implement ourselves – this made the whole workshop very engaging and very very useful!”
Benn Klewpatinond, Inond
Design Thinking for Deep Tech Course
Design Thinking for Deep Tech
We show you how design thinking applies to Deep Tech ventures. We take you from concept to commercial success.
You're a scientist or engineer with breakthrough technology. But building a company requires completely different skills: understanding customer needs, designing business models, planning strategic pathways, and communicating with investors.
This course bridges that gap, teaching you design thinking adapted specifically for deep tech realities: long timelines, regulatory complexity, manufacturing challenges, and high capital requirements.
In 18 practical lessons, you'll develop customer empathy, strategic thinking, and systematic execution capability, transforming from researcher to entrepreneur.
With Dr Chloe Sharp as your instructor. An academic herself who became an entrepreneur.
£249 +VAT
Add Sharp Insight to your grant
Work with Sharp Insight by adding us as a subcontractor in your grant application.
We have lots of experience in writing grants, whilst we have transitioned away from offering this as a main service, we have wrapped up all we’ve learned in the courses above, with light grant support.
If you’re looking for a grant writer, get in touch, and we can direct you to one.
Sharing thoughts
Grants
Sustainable Times Article: A Founders Guide to Grants: Sustainability Edition: here
Sustainable Times Article: Innovate UK Grants in 2025: What Sustainability Start-ups Need to Know: here
Enterprise Nation Webinar: Unlocking grant opportunities for your small business: here
South East Midlands Growth Hub: Eight Tips for Writing a Successful Grant Application: here
Barclays: Sustainable Tech Startup Grants: here
Product
Enterprise Nation Article: Five tips for conducting brilliant competitor analysis: here
Helio Blog Post: Product Development Research Guide to Slow and Fast Research: here
UXTweak Podcast: Making products that matter: here
The Institute of Creativity Podcast: How to make products that matter: here
Video Podcast: How to Build Products That Matter: Dr Chloe Sharp: here
Video Podcast: Product Development - Coffee with Ems: here
Female Product Leads: Storytelling for Product Leaders: here