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    GrantsGPU Compute Access for UK AI Businesses: Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR Supercomputers
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    GPU Compute Access for UK AI Businesses: Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR Supercomputers

    UK SMEs can access 20,000 free GPU hours on advanced supercomputers for AI product development with decisions within two weeks.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 6 Oct 2026· 4 days agoviaUKRI

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    • Funding
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    • Applications
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open call — no fixed deadline published. Opened 4 days ago.

    6 October 2026
    Open call · no closing date published

    Brief

    This opportunity offers UK-registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) rapid access to 20,000 GPU hours on the Isambard-AI and Dawn AI Research Resource (AIRR) supercomputers to support early-stage AI product development and prototyping. The program provides computing resources at no cost, with weekly application assessments and a maximum two-week turnaround time. Eligible businesses can use the allocated GPU hours to train machine learning models, develop AI applications, and validate proof-of-concept projects. No financial funding is provided—only access to high-performance computing infrastructure.

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    Publisher
    UK Research and Innovation
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    ukri.org
    Record ID
    isambard-ai-and-dawn-airr-supercomputers-rapid-access-route
    UR
    Funding body
    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Sector
    IT & Software