The Youth Jobs Grant is part of the Youth Guarantee and provides financial support to employers to encourage the recruitment of young people who may otherwise find it difficult to enter the labour market. It is intended to complement, not replace, existing recruitment activity.
Amount
Up to £3,000
Deadline
The scheme is available across Great Britain and opened for applications from 30 June 2026.
Area
England, Scotland, WalesRating 10/10Local Landscape rating 10 out of 10
DDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund Pilot offers capital grants to support large-scale R&D projects in the UK life sciences sector (eligible projects must exceed £100 million in total costs).
Amount
Up to £25,000,000
Deadline
Listed on Find a grant until 2028-03-31
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Supports innovative UK businesses to realise the potential of new technologies, develop ideas and make them a commercial success.
Amount
£25,000 to £10,000,000
Deadline
No single deadline. Innovate UK runs separate funding competitions through the Innovation Funding Service, each with its own opening and closing dates (e.g. Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1 opened 1 October 2026 and closes 11 November 2026; Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems opens 12 October 2026 and closes 18 November 2026).
Area
United KingdomRating 9/10Local Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Jerwood Foundation supports excellence and dedication in the arts in the UK, welcoming funding applications from organisations focused on excellence and emerging talent in the arts, making art available for public benefit.
Area
United KingdomRating 4/10Local Landscape rating 4 out of 10
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the UK's largest independent funders, funding work to improve Our Natural World, secure A Fairer Future and nurture Creative, Confident Communities.
Area
United KingdomRating 4/10Local Landscape rating 4 out of 10
BFI provides funding for film and TV development production, including international co-productions and completion funding. It supports filmmakers and the screen industry.
Area
United KingdomRating 4/10Local Landscape rating 4 out of 10
DDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
An award recognising outstanding achievement by UK businesses in young founder, innovation, international trade, sustainability and promoting opportunity through social mobility. Award-winners are valid for 5 years.
Area
United KingdomRating 6/10Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
ESA Business Applications' Open Calls provide funding, technical and business support for entrepreneurs developing commercially successful space-based business applications in Europe. Businesses from any sector can apply at any time.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Europe (not stated further)Rating 4/10Local Landscape rating 4 out of 10
Funding via the Towns and Villages Programme as part of the Retail Hub, for temporary retail, hospitality or leisure use of vacant buildings, including temporary running costs such as rents, rates and utilities.
Area
Not stated in detail; the Retail Hub is part of Durham County Council's retail support.Rating 3/10Local Landscape rating 3 out of 10
UK Export Finance offers finance and insurance, including credit guarantees for banks, to help UK companies sell goods and services abroad. Open to companies of any size and across all sectors.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Grants and funds for construction employers to support training and workforce development, including short courses, qualifications and apprenticeships.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
England, Scotland, WalesRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
A BASS open call for proof-of-concept studies that validate market opportunity and pilot projects that test services with customers in the primary target market.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Europe, per the BASS Funding description; no UK-specific area stated.Rating 8/10Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
BASS Growth Projects help space-enabled solutions that have already achieved demonstrable commercial success in a primary market to unlock secondary market opportunities.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Large-scale capital investment funding to develop a UK-based zero-emission vehicle value chain and support transition to battery electric vehicle future.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomRating 7/10Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10