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Grants

Advance manufacturing innovation fund

Advanced manufacturing supply chain innovation FS | Up to £100k | Closes: 31.03.2026

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Feasibility grant funding to prove, de-risk and validate innovations that improve UK manufacturing supply chain resource efficiency and resilience.

Awards:Up to £100k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jul 1, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund Collaborate 2

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 2 (Innovate UK) | Up to £25m for late-stage automotive R&D | Closes: 18.03.2026

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Large-scale, late-stage collaborative R&D funding to accelerate the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles, with a clear route to commercialisation.

Awards:Up to 25m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jan 6, 2026 - Mar 18, 2026

DRIVE35 Demonstrate 2

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Demonstrate 2 | Up to £1.5 million | 05.01.2026 – 11.03.2026

Programme:Innovate UK | APC

Key Features:Innovate UK, delivered with the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), is funding UK-led demonstration R&D that accelerates zero emission vehicles and the manufacturing capability that enables them.

Awards:Up to €1.5m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 11, 2026

Eurostars Call for Projects March 2026: UK SME Guide to International R&D Funding

Eurostars Call for Projects March 2026 | Up to €360k per project | 16.01.2026 – 19.03.2026

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Win non-dilutive funding for an international, SME-led R&D project, with a submission-ready application and CFO-grade financials by 19 March 2026.

Awards:Up to €360k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jan 16, 2026 - Mar 19, 2026

Innovate UK Growth Catalyst Guide FI Group Funding Experts

Innovate UK Growth Catalyst December 2025 | Up to £900k per project | 10.12.2025 – 03.02.2026

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for late stage R&D and commercialisation funding, aligned with private investment, to scale innovative products and services through the Innovate UK Growth Catalyst programme.

Awards:Up to £900k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Dec 10, 2025 - Feb 3, 2026

Drive35

DRIVE35 Scale-up: Feasibility Studies 2 | Up to £750k per project

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for feasibility funding to prepare investment-ready plans for pilot, demonstration or industrial-scale manufacturing of zero-emission vehicle technologies in the UK.

Awards:Up to £750k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Nov 10, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025

National Materials Innovation Programme

National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility Studies | Up to £100k

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Feasibility funding to help UK businesses prove concepts and speed real-world adoption of advanced materials, with clear evidence of end-user demand and routes to market.

Awards:Up to £100k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025

Biomedical Catalyst 2025

Biomedical Catalyst 2025 | Up to £2m Funding for Life Sciences SMEs

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Scale clinical and health-tech innovation with up to £2 million per project and clear adoption pathways

Awards:Up to £2m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Nov 10, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025

Defence Innovation Loans Round 5 - Application

Defence Innovation Loans Cycle 5 | Accelerate defence commercialisation with flexible loans for UK SMEs

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK SMEs can access affordable loans to bridge the gap between proven defence innovation and commercial success, with expanded eligible costs that support pre commercial launch and market entry.

Awards:Up to £1m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 28, 2025 - Dec 9, 2025

Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026 - Grant Application

Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026 | Fund cross border R&D with up to £600,000 for UK partners

Programme:Innovate UK (Eureka)

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for collaborative industrial research with partners in Japan and other Eureka countries, unlocking funding to accelerate global market entry.

Awards:Up to £600k

Geographical Scope:international

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 13, 2025 - Jan 21, 2026

Battery Innovation Concept Round 1 - Grants Applications

Battery Innovation Concept Development: round 1 – £20 million available

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for collaborative grants to mature high potential battery concepts for electrification, building stronger routes to market and UK supply chain growth.

Awards:£500k-£4m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 23, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025

Made Smarter Innovation SME Resource and Energy Efficiency - Grants writing service

Made Smarter Innovation: SME Resource and Energy Efficiency – Industrial Research | Scale digital solutions that cut costs and carbon

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK SMEs can apply for collaborative industrial research funding to develop industrial digital technologies that improve energy or resource efficiency in real manufacturing environments.

Awards:Up to £1m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 22, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025