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ARIA
ARIA funds teams to build robot bodies with new forms of locomotion, through TA1 integrated robot bodies and TA2 foundational technologies. Applicants are encouraged to submit concept papers before full proposals.
Innovate UK, Innovation Exchange
A Department for Education challenge seeking scalable, cost-effective digital tools and methods to capture structural condition data from school buildings immediately before demolition and analyse it for defect trends. The successful applicant(s) may be invited to pilot the methodology in up to 3 schools scheduled for demolition.
Innovate UK
Funds consortia to develop innovative AI deployment use cases for assurance and compliance systems, progressing towards full deployment and replication. Lead organisations must be businesses or other eligible UK organisations, with a deployer in a listed sector.
Innovate UK
Funds consortia to develop innovative AI deployment use cases in the Decision Critical Systems strand, progressing towards full deployment and replication. A UK deployer organisation in an eligible sector must be part of the consortium.
Innovate UK
Funds consortia to develop innovative AI deployment use cases in the Operational Systems strand, progressing towards full deployment and replication. The deployer must operate in one of the listed sectors.
UK Space Agency
A UK Space Agency grant call to fund innovative, near-to-market commercial solutions that use space-enabled technologies to improve the identification, monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions and environmental impacts for non-space UK businesses. Projects should involve an end-user business piloting a space-derived solution.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, UK Space Agency
A UK Space Agency grant call for end-user businesses to lead consortium pilot projects using space-enabled data to address environmental intelligence or emissions monitoring challenges. Part of the Unlocking Space for Business programme.
Innovate UK
Innovate UK's iX challenge set by Photocentric seeks innovators who can develop cost-effective polyols from UK waste-carbon sources for resins used in its JENI 3D printing system. Successful applicants work directly with Photocentric to evaluate, test and develop solutions.
UK Defence Innovation
A Request for Information on the Strategic Air Transportable Isolator (ATI), run by UK Defence Innovation as market engagement on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. It is published on 30 October 2026.
Innovate UK
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Singapore. You must collaborate with at least one Singapore business applying under the equivalent Enterprise Singapore programme.
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, UK Space Agency
The goal of the Space Florida – UK Space Agency Space Innovation Partnership is to promote joint R&D collaboration amongst companies in the State of Florida and the United Kingdom.
EIT Health
EIT Health funds up to 50% of the total project budget, up to €850,000 per project, for digital and AI-powered medical technologies ready for real-world clinical validation and approaching market launch. Consortia of at least two organisations from different countries are required, led by a commercialising company.
Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Grant-funded project development studies to help credible underground hydrogen storage demonstrator projects move from early stage (FEL-1 or -2) towards investment readiness and final investment decision. Open to enterprises under the Research, Development and Innovation Streamlined Subsidy Scheme.
Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
A collaborative research and development programme to accelerate the development and validation of technologies for the safe, reliable and cost effective use of underground hydrogen storage. Run by UKRI for consortia led by UK registered organisations.
EIT, EIT Higher Education Initiative
Funding for consortia led by higher education institutions to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship capacity, focusing on manufacturing and deep tech. Projects run 18 months and must include at least two business or industry partners.
Innovate UK
Grants for UK businesses in business-led collaborative industrial research projects with partners from Japan and other participating Eureka countries, in areas such as semiconductors, quantum, AI and space.
Innovate UK
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership project in which a business partner works with a knowledge base on a specific strategic innovation project, supported by an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Adviser. Grant contributions cover part of eligible project costs.
Innovate UK
A competition offering a share of up to £28 million for soil, water and environmental management projects. It is run by Innovate UK and co-funded by Defra, and is open to collaborations only.
European Space Agency (ESA), ESA Business Applications
A non-competitive BASS call for proposals, developed with ENTSO-E, for space-enabled solutions that help grid operators anticipate, detect and respond to disruptions.
Innovate UK
A part-funded security review that helps early-stage UK technology businesses identify and manage key security risks, including those linked to state threats. Participating businesses also receive a £300 Cyber Essentials voucher after the report is submitted.
QEST
Grants of £3,000 to £18,000 for mid-career to established craftspeople to refine their craft, deepen specialism or innovate, plus a place on the Cockpit PDP.
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
Match-funded grants for consortium partners to support design, development and delivery of strategic zero-emission vehicle technologies.
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
A zero-emission automotive funding programme with grants across innovation, scale-up and transformation, delivered by the Department for Business, Science, Innovation and Trade with the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK and Innovate UK. Aimed at automotive businesses and projects, from start-up to large-scale transformation.
ESA Business Applications
A non-competitive BASS call for proposals on space-enabled responses to environmental crime.