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Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Funder · United Kingdom

Delivers the DRIVE35 programme in partnership with the Department for Business, Science, Innovation, and Trade and Innovate UK, providing grant funding for automotive R&D, scale-up and transformation.

Open and upcoming

Closing soonGrantUK-wide

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.

Amount
£2,500,000 to £20,000,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Closing soonGrantUK-wide

Scale-up Fund

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Funding for investment into building a manufacturing facility or developing a specific process at pilot-scale or demonstration-scale.

Amount
£2,500,000 to £20,000,000
Deadline
Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Opening soonGrantUK-wide

DRIVE35 Funding Programme

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.

Amount
Unprecedented £4 billion of grant funding available to 2035 for automotive R&D, scale-up and transformation
Deadline
Closes 7 April 2027
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Opening soonGrantUK-wide

Collaborate

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Match-funded grants for consortium partners to support design, development and delivery of strategic zero-emission vehicle technologies.

Amount
£2,500,000 to £20,000,000
Deadline
Closes 7 April 2027
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Opening soonGrantUK-wide

Demonstrate

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

R&D funding to build a product or process demonstrator in under 12 months.

Amount
£500,000 to £1,500,000
Deadline
Applications open 13 January
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearGrantUK-wide

Automotive Transformation Fund

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

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 KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

Upcoming events from Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

  • Tue 19 Jan

    DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5 Interviews

    Advanced Propulsion Centre UK offices · Free

Closed

ClosedGrantUK-wide

Mobilise

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Early-stage R&D funding and mentoring for SMEs, start-ups, spinouts and mature organisations to develop investment and market-ready technology.

Deadline
Applications closed
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
ClosedGrantUK-wide

Feasibility Studies

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Funding to validate the business and investment case for manufacturing projects at pilot, demonstration or full industrial scale.

Deadline
Applications closed
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10

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