Tackling health inequalities: the West Yorkshire Mayor’s big ideas challenge
What is the Mayor’s big ideas challenge?
Tackling health inequalities: the Mayor’s big ideas challenge is a £1 million challenge funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to accelerate innovative solutions, products, or services to overcome health inequalities among communities in West Yorkshire.
This is a unique opportunity tailored to support West Yorkshire SMEs to accelerate their solutions by providing:
- Twenty £20,000 development grants for selected finalists
- Three £100,000 final awards for continued development and commercialisation of solutions
- Access to Nexus’s (University of Leeds) non-resident membership programme, providing not just access to a range of experts and support, but also access to its facilities
- Opportunities to connect and become part of a cohort of like-minded innovators through our events, activities and shared platforms
- Access to a package of support tailored to finalists’ needs for commercialisation, covering topics such as human-centered design, partnerships, commercialisation, investment readiness and more.
We are looking for a wide range of solutions. As health inequalities stem from various factors, the challenge invites solutions that tackle issues across different domains, including food, the environment, community engagement, and healthcare access.
Moreover, we are looking to catalyse innovations that are already in development and will be ready to commercialise by the end of the programme.
Enter by 12:00 noon on Wednesday 7 May 2025
