Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) Green Innovators 2025
Pitch and win up to £3,000 to bring your green idea to life.
Deadline: 18 August 2025
Got a bold green idea?
Startup Discovery School and Hammersmith & Fulham Council (H&F) invite you to apply for the H&F Green Innovators —a hands-on innovation programme to develop, test, and pitch climate solutions rooted in your organisation or community.
This is your chance to turn your idea into action, pitch and win up to £3,000 in funding and expert support.
Ideas we're looking for should be centred around:
Clean, Affordable Energy
Low Carbon Transport
Circularity
Greener Public Spaces
Healthier Air
Green Skills
Stronger Communities
Moving away from fossil fuels
Supporting walking, cycling, electric vehicles, and public transport
Encouraging repair, reuse, and designing out waste
Improving parks, rivers and biodiversity
Cutting pollution for cleaner breathing
Equipping people and businesses to live and work sustainably
Helping people prepare for climate impacts together
We’re especially keen on ideas that are scalable, replicable, and grounded in the realities of the people and places you work with.
What is Green Innovators?
Delivered by Startup Discovery School (SDS), this is a first-of-its-kind innovation sprint for organisations working in or with the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F). Whether you’re a startup, social enterprise, or not-for-profit, we’re here to help you develop a green solution that tackles real climate challenges - and connects you to a growing local green economy.
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Who can apply?
The H&F Green Innovators is open to anyone working in an organisation based in, or operating in, Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) - from grassroots groups to growing businesses.
To be eligible you should:
Your organisation is based in H&F
Apply as part of an organisation (startup, not-for-profit, social enterprise)
Be available for programme sessions in September 2025 and our October pitch night
Your idea should align with the key themes of H&F's Climate and Ecology Strategy
We especially welcome applications from:
People from underrepresented groups in climate and innovation
Those with lived experience of the challenges they’re tackling
First-time applicants without access to traditional innovation spaces
Employer Permission
If you're applying as part of an organisation, please make sure you have your employer’s or manager’s permission to take part, as the programme includes in-person sessions during work hours.
What you'll get as part of the support:
Led by Startup Discovery School, participants will join a high-impact support journey including:
Ready to make an application?
Applications open: 25 June 2025
Deadline to apply: 18 August 2025
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