EEuropean Space Agency (ESA), ESA Business Applications
A non-competitive BASS call for operational solutions using space-enabled technologies to improve the resilience of electricity grids.
Amount
Up to 50% of activity costs can usually be funded for UK applicants. Proof-of-concept studies up to €600,000 max cost per project: case-by-case assessment for pilot projects.
Deadline
Closes 27 November 2026 (25 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ARIA seeks proposals for shared benchmarks, standards, interfaces or other capabilities that remove a clearly defined barrier affecting multiple developers or users of dexterous robotic systems. Up to four awards, with up to £3 million per project over up to 24 months.
Amount
Up to £3,000,000
Deadline
Closes 1 December 2026 at 1pm (29 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Cadent and Innovate UK seek smart control solutions that help domestic hybrid heating systems choose the most efficient and cost-effective heating source. Successful applicants are invited to pitch to Cadent.
Deadline
Closes 1 December 2026 at midnight (29 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
A Innovate UK competition to join a cohort of ambitious businesses that will develop solutions to decarbonise concrete and access funding and sector specific support for innovation and growth plans.
Amount
Up to £54,400
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am (30 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
DDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Innovate UK
Grant for on-farm trial and demonstration projects to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector. Open to farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England that lead collaborative projects.
Amount
£50,000 to £200,000
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am (30 days)
Area
EnglandRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Innovate UK grant, with the Department of Health and Social Care, to support development and adoption of sustainable technologies for manufacturing medicines. Open to collaborations; the consortium must include at least one UK micro, small or medium enterprise claiming grant funding.
Amount
£500,000 to £1,000,000
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am (30 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.
Amount
£70,000 to £500,000
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am (30 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £25 million to support innovation in battery grade material technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.
Amount
£500,000 to £4,000,000
Deadline
Closes 2 December 2026 at 11am (30 days)
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
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.
Amount
£1,000,000 to £15,000,000
Deadline
Closes 4 December 2026 at 2pm
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
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.
Deadline
Closes 4 December 2026 at 5pm
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
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.
Amount
£100,000 to £200,000
Deadline
Closes 8 December 2026 at 11am
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
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.
Amount
£100,000 to £200,000
Deadline
Closes 8 December 2026 at 11am
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
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.
Amount
£100,000 to £200,000
Deadline
Closes 8 December 2026 at 11am
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
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.
Amount
Up to £400,000
Deadline
Closes 11 December 2026 at 4pm
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
DDepartment 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.
Amount
£2,000,000 grant funding available (total funding envelope); no per-project amount stated in this part
Deadline
Closes 11 December 2026 at 4pm
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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.
Deadline
Closes 11 December 2026 at 5pm
Area
United KingdomRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
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.
Deadline
Closes 14 December 2026 at 12 noonRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
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.
Amount
£100,000 to £900,000
Deadline
Closes 16 December 2026 at 11am
Area
United KingdomRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
DDepartment 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.
Amount
Up to £75,000
Deadline
Closes 11 January 2027 at 3pm
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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.
Amount
Up to €850,000 per project; EIT Health will fund up to 50% of the total project budget
Deadline
Closes 13 January 2027
Area
United KingdomRating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10