Up to £4 Million for Quantum Computing Applications – Innovate UK

The Quantum Computing Applications for Large Scale Impact: CR&D competition is funding collaborative UK projects that develop and implement high-impact quantum computing software applications. Projects need to tackle real-world industrial, economic, public-sector or societal problems and demonstrate where quantum computing could offer practical advantages over classical approaches.

Here’s what you can expect:

• £300,000–£4 million grant request per project

• Up to £13 million available overall

• Up to 70% of eligible costs for micro and small businesses

• Up to 60% for medium-sized businesses

• Up to 50% for large businesses

• Funding for industrial research and collaborative R&D

• Development and implementation of quantum computing software

• Testing, benchmarking and validation on near-term quantum systems

• Projects tackling commercially and socially significant real-world challenges

• Strong emphasis on demonstrating a route to adoption, exploitation and scaling in the UK.

Projects must focus on one or more of these areas:

• Healthcare and drug discovery

• Finance

• Transport and infrastructure optimisation

• Design and simulation of new materials

• Quantum machine learning.

Who can apply?

• A UK-registered business of any size must lead

• The project must be collaborative, with at least one other organisation applying for funding

• Collaborators can include UK businesses

• Universities and academic institutions

• Charities and nonprofits

• Public-sector organisations

• Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)

• No single grant-claiming organisation can account for more than 70% of eligible project costs

• No individual organisation can request more than £1 million per project

• The majority of project activity must take place in the UK, with results intended to be exploited in the UK.

Deadline: 24 September 2026 at 11:00am UK time.