UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
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Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UK registered businesses 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 by addressing specific technical and commercial barriers.
Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power
Department for Transport
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency
Department for Transport
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Alternative Fuels
Department for Transport
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects. Projects will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.
Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high impact on near term quantum computing systems.
UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026 (Grant)
UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Apply for this jointly funded opportunity between EPSRC and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) aiming to support two projects focused on the decommissioning of Fukushima and Sellafield.
DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3
Innovate UK
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects. Projects will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for pre-commercialisation projects. This funding is from the UKRI R&D Missions Accelerator Programme through the Clean Energy Superpower Mission.
UK registered businesses 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 by addressing specific technical and commercial barriers.
UK registered businesses providing flexibility services can submit an expression of interest for a trial assessing if DTU can reduce renewable electricity curtailment in Great Britain. Successful applicants can apply for a share of up to £16 million.
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
Innovate UK
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
Innovate UK, on behalf of the Office for Life Sciences’ (OLS) Cancer Healthcare Goals programme, will invest up to £25.4 million, to support the clinical validation and evaluation of early cancer diagnostic technologies and devices.
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D fund.
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device level hardware and associated software to meet the scale, programmability, and runtime performance needs of universal fault tolerant quantum computers.
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high impact on near term quantum computing systems.
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million for feasibility projects. This funding is from the industry-led Research and Development Partnerships Fund, part of the Farming Innovation Programme.
Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Apply for funding to deliver STFC’s doctoral focal awards in the field of data-intensive sciences. This funding opportunity builds on our previous investment, providing students with skills and training to enable careers in academia or industry. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.
AHRC large grants: outline stage
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Apply for Large Grants funding to deliver novel, ambitious and transformative arts and humanities research projects at scale. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.