Grants

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UK registered micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative farming solutions. This must align with private investment from selected investor partners.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants only.
To lead a project your organisation must:
be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) carry out its project work in the UK be seeking private financing of at least twice the amount of the grant requested

Apply for funding to partner with Research England as ‘national knowledge exchange metrics advisors’, spearheading the design of next generation KE data, metrics, and insights, in areas of strategic national policy importance. The role seeks an ambitious partner to lead the creation and delivery of new innovative outputs, to ultimately drive sector best practice and RE policy.
The project must be based at an organisation eligible for Research England funding.
Up to £5 million is available for one successful application over a five-year funding period from January 2027 until end of March 2032.

The BBSRC-STFC DeepTech Catalyst Bio (DTC Bio) is a business incubator programme designed to support early-stage biotechnology start-ups in achieving their commercial potential.
DTC Bio provides:
£50,000 of R&D funding £10,000 innovation voucher for R&D activity technical, commercial, business and intellectual property support networking opportunities and introductions to investors, customers, and key sector stakeholders access to a number of UKRI campuses

EPSRC wishes to support a UK Ultra-high Field NMR National Research Facility that will provide access to a range of cutting-edge instruments for high and ultra-high field solid-state and solution-state NMR. The facility must also provide users with expert support and advice on advanced NMR techniques to enable excellent research spanning disciplinary boundaries.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. This opportunity is invite only.
The funding available is up to £7.25 million.
EPSRC will award a five-year grant of up to £7.25 million. Depending on the cost-recovery plan, we expect the project’s FEC to be more than £12.1 million, based on a minimum overall cost recovery target of 40% FEC.

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Organisations can apply for a share of £4.3 million, inclusive of VAT, across eight themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution.
Eligibility summary
To lead a project, you can:
be an organisation of any size, including those based in the EU, EEA or internationally work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

This is an invite-only funding opportunity for funding to lead a consortium to deliver the second phase of the Immersive Arts programme.
This three-year programme will support the development and impact of creative practice and stimulate economic growth through the adoption and application of immersive technologies within the arts, culture and creative sectors across the UK.
The maximum amount of funding that Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the UK national arts development bodies will provide to the project is £8.35 million (pre-indexation).
This funding opportunity is being administered by AHRC on behalf of all the funding partners.

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Organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop innovative interventions, technologies, and frameworks that boost fathers’ engagement to improve children’s learning and development outcomes.
Eligibility summary
To lead a project, you can:
be an organisation of any size, including those based in the EU, EEA or internationall work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) dual use technologies that can be applied to both civil and military settings. This funding is from Innovate UK.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be either a UK registered business of any size or a UK public sector organisation. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.

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UK registered organisations can apply for up to £3.7 million to establish or scale regional skills initiatives for battery manufacturing and its supply chain. This funding is provided through the Battery Innovation Programme.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
To work alone or lead a collaborative project your organisation must be:
an academic institution a research or technology organisation a charity a not for profit a public sector organisation

Apply for funding to establish a UK centre for quantum commercialisation skills. The centre will provide opportunities for researchers to develop commercialisation skills, engage with industry, explore new career pathways and build the skills and connections to accelerate adoption.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.
As a non-FEC grant, EPSRC will fund 100% of eligible costs listed in the funding opportunity up to £11.3 million. Estates and indirect costs will not be funded.
We will fund one centre under this funding opportunity. The centre must be four years in duration.

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UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for feasibility studies. These studies aim to speed the translation of advanced materials innovations in three prioritised high growth themes and one strategic opportunity theme.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
To work alone or lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business.

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UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million for the development of aviation technologies and systems that support both civil and military use cases. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be either a UK registered business or a UK public sector organisation. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.

Apply for funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. Standard research grants are available for researchers at eligible research organisations.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2 million. Funding is available for up to five years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

Apply for funding to support excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.
This scheme is designed to assist newly employed university lecturers, researchers (at a level equivalent to lecturer) in research council institutes, and fellows (at a level equivalent to lecturer) to secure their first major element of research support funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2 million. Funding is available for up to five years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

Apply for funding to create new and sustainable global partnerships within NERC remit.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for NERC funding and in a role that meets the individual eligibility requirements.
Applications must:
include at least one new international partner focus on activities that require international expertise show long-term potential The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £100,000. NERC will fund 80% of the FEC.
We will fund your project for up to two years.
Applications including partners in Brazil or Taiwan may be eligible for co-funding from FAPESP or NSTC, respectively.

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Organisations can apply for a share of up to £3.5 million inclusive of VAT, to develop, demonstrate and commercialise their cyber security solution in real end user environments within critical sector organisations.
Eligibility summary
To lead a project, you can:
be an organisation of any size work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

Apply for funding to develop, validate, and critique novel scientometric indicators for use in research assessment and in metascience research.
You must be invited to apply for this funding opportunity.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
We expect to fund up to £3 million at 80% full economic cost (FEC).

Apply for funding to explore the relationship between gambling and video games and produce evidence-based insights to:
inform strategies and interventions to prevent, treat or reduce gambling-related harms shape policy, regulation and best practice promote safe and responsible video games This opportunity is part of the UKRI Research Programme on Gambling (RPG).
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £1,000,000. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC.
Projects can last up to 36 months.

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Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants only.
To lead a project your organisation must:
be an active farming, growing or forestry business of any size based in England be able to evidence that you are an established business, including sole traders and partnerships have a UK bank account

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
Innovate UK is funding up to £150,000 for a pilot Innovate UK Venture Builder Programme to support new deep-tech spin-outs and to help them in raising their first significant investment. This is the Expression of Interest stage of the competition.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants only.
Your spin-out must be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) created in the last 24 months. If you are not an SME you must be formally incorporated by 20 August 2026.

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UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6.5 million for collaborative industrial research to make supply chains more productive, resource efficient and resilient.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million for innovation in battery technologies for electrification. This funding is from the battery innovation programme.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business.
The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
UK registered businesses can apply to join a cohort of ambitious businesses.
These businesses will develop solutions to decarbonise concrete and access funding and sector-specific support, to develop and deliver innovation and growth plans.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants only.
To work alone your organisation must be a UK registered business.

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise claiming grant funding on this application.

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million to support feasibility studies in offshore wind across the two strands of the competition.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.
To work alone your organisation must be a UK registered SME.