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Available Grants (73)
Innovate UK — AI Innovation for Future Economy
Funding for UK businesses developing AI solutions that demonstrably improve economic productivity.
UKRI: Integration of AI/HPC with quantum
This UKRI funding opportunity is for UK-based research organisations to collaborate on projects integrating AI/HPC with quantum computing. The goal is to enable user access and widespread adoption of quantum computing within high-performance computational workflows. Funding amounts are not specified but are intended to support collaborative research projects.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3
This funding opportunity from Innovate UK, part of UKRI, offers up to £12.5 million to support innovation projects between UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults and businesses. It aims to facilitate knowledge transfer and drive business growth through collaborative projects. The key requirement is a partnership between an academic/research organisation and a business.
High performance compute resources for EPSRC communities
UKRI is offering funding for UK-based research organisations to provide high-performance compute resources for engineering and physical sciences communities. This initiative aims to support advanced research by ensuring access to powerful computing capabilities. Applicants must be eligible for EPSRC funding.
Electricity Demand Turn Up trial: EoI for flexibility providers
This Innovate UK funding opportunity is for UK-registered businesses that provide flexibility services. It supports a trial to assess if Demand Turn-Up (DTU) can reduce renewable electricity curtailment in Great Britain. Successful applicants can apply for a share of up to £16 million, with individual grant amounts not specified but implied to be substantial given the total fund size.
CoSTAR Satellite Labs: Accessible creative R&D infrastructure
The CoSTAR Satellite Labs initiative by UKRI aims to fund UK research organisations to host national infrastructure for creative R&D. This program seeks to lower technology adoption barriers for creative businesses and boost commercialisation, scaling, and investment for creative tech ventures. Funding is available for projects that enhance accessible R&D infrastructure within the creative sector.
EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026
This UKRI EPSRC funding opportunity is for UK research organisations to purchase strategic infrastructure that will enhance UK scientific capability. It aims to enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC. The funding amount is not specified but covers the cost of strategic infrastructure. The key requirement is that applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding.
Pre-announcement: Open-source semiconductor security platform development
This UKRI funding opportunity invites applications from UK research organisations to develop an open-source hardware security research platform. The goal is to enhance the UK's ability to design, test, and assure secure hardware. Funding amounts are not specified but are intended to support platform development.
Transformative sustainable AI technologies
This UKRI funding opportunity supports speculative and high-risk research into AI technologies that can significantly improve the sustainability of future AI systems. It is aimed at UK-based research organisations and offers grants to drive step-change innovations in this critical area.
NERC-Innovate UK ICURe Engage programme
The NERC-Innovate UK ICURe Engage programme is for researchers and innovators funded by NERC who want to explore the commercial potential of their research. This four-week programme provides tools and training to identify potential beneficiaries and foster entrepreneurship, with funding available to support this exploration.
Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis
Innovate UK is offering up to £25.4 million to support the clinical validation and evaluation of early cancer diagnostic technologies and devices. This funding is for researchers and startups developing innovative solutions for accelerated cancer diagnosis. The key requirement is to demonstrate the clinical validity and evaluability of the proposed technologies.
AI supported research using UKRI social science data (invite only)
This UKRI funding opportunity supports innovative AI-driven research utilizing UKRI social science data. It is specifically for researchers based at UK research organisations who participated in the AI supported research using UKRI social science data sandpit event. The funding aims to foster novel applications of AI within social science research.
Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science
This UKRI funding opportunity is for UK research organisations to strengthen conservation and heritage science infrastructure. It aims to build sustainable capability, improve access to facilities, and drive innovation through industry partnerships. The funding is provided by the AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council).
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund drawdown five
The UKRI's DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund is offering up to £150 million to UK registered organisations. This funding is specifically for establishing scale-up manufacturing facilities for zero-emission vehicle technologies. The goal is to boost the UK's automotive industry through the DRIVE35 programme, led by BIST and supported by Innovate UK.
UK-Singapore CRD 2026
UK registered businesses can apply for funding of up to £3 million to develop innovative proposals in collaboration with Singaporean businesses. This opportunity focuses on cross-border innovation between the UK and Singapore, requiring a partnership with at least one Singapore-based company applying through the equivalent Enterprise Singapore programme. The goal is to foster joint development of cutting-edge solutions.
Research Infrastructure Renewal
This UKRI funding opportunity is for organisations holding existing environmental science research infrastructure. It aims to provide capital funding to renew, replace, and enhance these facilities and capabilities. The funding is specifically for national capabilities that are accessible to the broader environmental science community across the UK. The specific funding amounts are not detailed in the provided text.
Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI
This UKRI funding opportunity supports speculative and high-risk fundamental research in explainable AI. It aims to deliver a step change in the explainability of future AI systems. The funding is for projects that have the potential for high reward and significant impact.
Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
This UKRI grant offers UK-registered businesses up to £20 million to develop innovative automation and robotics solutions for agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. The fund specifically targets projects that can demonstrate novel technological advancements within these sectors. Applicants must be UK-based businesses seeking to drive innovation.
Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT
UK registered businesses, including startups and SMEs, can apply for a share of up to £14.3 million to accelerate the adoption of quantum-enabled position, navigation, and timing (PNT) and sensing technologies. This funding aims to overcome specific technical and commercial barriers to widespread use.
Ultra long duration energy storage project development studies
This funding opportunity from Innovate UK (part of UKRI) offers grants to UK-registered businesses for project development studies focused on ultra-long duration battery energy storage demonstrators. The goal is to support the advancement of these technologies within the UK. Up to £3 million is available, with individual grants likely ranging from £50,000 to £250,000.