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    Grants

    UK innovation & research grants

    Non-equity funding from Innovate UK, UKRI and other public funders — every record links back to its canonical source.

    Live now
    105
    Value in flight
    £1.7bn
    Funders
    13
    On record
    212

    Most active funders

    1. 01Innovate UK23
      £1.5bn
    2. 02Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)14
      £20.2m
    3. 03Medical Research Council (MRC)12
      £74m
    4. 04UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI8
      £47.5m
    5. 05Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)8
      £7.7m
    6. 06Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)8
      £17.7m

    Biggest open grants · GBP-listed

    1. 01Clean Maritime Solutions and Alternative Fuel Infrastructureest.£150m
      Innovate UKCloses 16 Sept 2026
    2. 02Battery Electric Vessels and Charging Infrastructure Grantest.£150m
      Innovate UK

    Grant index

    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK Industrial Research Funding for Creative Technology Innovation

    Innovate UK is offering up to £10 million for UK businesses to conduct industrial research in creative technology innovation aligned with national industrial strategy.

    est.£10,000,000Innovate UK
    Published 23 Jun 2026Closes in 10 days
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    Closes 16 Sept 2026
  1. 03Zero Emission Vehicle Manufacturing Scale-up Fundest.£150m
    Innovate UK
  2. 04Zero Emission Vehicle Manufacturing Scale-Up Fundest.£150m
    Innovate UK
  3. 05Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Energy Efficiency Programmeest.£150m
    Innovate UKCloses 16 Sept 2026
  4. OpenEducation & Training🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Developing Innovations to Identify Special Educational Needs Earlier in UK Children

    £2.5 million available for developing innovative tools and approaches to identify special educational needs earlier and more fairly in UK schools.

    est.£2,500,000UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 23 Jun 2026Closes in 4 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK SME Creative Technology Research Grants

    Grants up to £500,000 available for UK SMEs conducting creative technology research aligned with Industrial Strategy Frontier industries.

    est.£10,000,000Innovate UK
    Published 23 Jun 2026Closes in 10 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Future Leaders Scheme: Business and Non-Academic Research Round 11

    UK organisations can secure up to £110 million in funding through a 4-year Future Leaders fellowship programme administered by UKRI and Innovate UK.

    est.£110,000,000Innovate UK
    Published 22 Jun 2026Closes in 14 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Understanding Aviation's Non-CO2 Climate Impacts

    Collaborative research funding to investigate aviation's non-CO2 climate impacts and develop mitigation strategies, with £2.3M available for up to six projects through NERC.

    est.£2,312,550Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Published 18 Jun 2026Closes in 5 weeks
    OpenManufacturing🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Zero Emission Vehicle Manufacturing Scale-Up Fund

    Apply for up to £150 million in grants to build or scale up UK manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

    est.£150,000,000Innovate UK
    Published 17 Jun 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    STFC Proof of Concept Grants for Particle Physics and Astronomy

    Secure up to £600,000 in STFC grants to commercialise particle physics, astronomy, or nuclear science innovations at technology readiness levels 5-7.

    est.£600,000Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
    Published 17 Jun 2026Closes in 25 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Impact Acceleration Accounts 2027: Institutional Funding for Research Impact

    UK research organisations can apply for flexible three-year Impact Acceleration Accounts (April 2027) offering £70,000-£750,000 annually to support research translation and real-world impact activities.

    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 16 Jun 2026Closes in 6 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026

    Joint UK-Japan funding opportunity for collaborative civil nuclear research focused on decommissioning challenges, with grants up to £593,750 available for two selected projects.

    est.£950,000Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 16 Jun 2026Closes in 5 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UK-Japan Collaborative Research Programme in Advanced Connectivity Technologies

    A UK-Japan joint funding programme supporting up to three collaborative research projects in advanced connectivity technologies including AI, non-terrestrial networks, and photonics, running for up to three years each.

    est.£3,365,000Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 15 Jun 2026Closes in 5 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Hybrid Quantum Algorithm Development for UK Quantum Advantage

    Develop hybrid quantum-classical algorithms and tools to scale UK quantum computing toward the 1 trillion operations target by 2035.

    est.£11,425,000Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
    Published 11 Jun 2026Closes in 19 days
    OpenEnergy & Utilities🇬🇧United Kingdom

    AI and Digital Solutions for Consumer-Led Energy Flexibility

    Fund innovation in AI and digital solutions that empower consumers to participate in flexible energy systems and support the UK's clean energy goals.

    est.£25,000,000UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 10 Jun 2026Closes in 25 days
    OpenEnergy & Utilities🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Consumer-Led Flexibility Projects for Clean Energy

    Access up to £25 million in UKRI funding for pre-commercial consumer-led clean energy flexibility projects in the UK.

    est.£25,000,000Innovate UK
    Published 10 Jun 2026Closes in 25 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals

    MRC-funded PhD fellowship for registered healthcare professionals combining clinical training with research, covering salary and project costs for 2-4 years.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 10 Jun 2026Closes in 5 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Medical Research Council Clinician Scientist Fellowship

    The Medical Research Council's Early Independence Fellowship supports clinician scientists with PhDs in establishing independent research careers through five years of salary and project funding.

    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    Published 10 Jun 2026Closes in 5 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    UKRI Policy Fellowships 2026: Sector Transition Programme

    UKRI is recruiting 50 academics for funded 18-month policy fellowships to work on national and global challenges across three fellowship tracks with awards up to £280,000.

    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 9 Jun 2026Closes in 6 weeks
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Innovation Loans for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses

    Apply for innovation loans of £100,000-£5 million to bring your commercial technology project to market and drive UK economic growth.

    Innovate UK
    Published 6 Jun 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Innovation Project Loans for UK Businesses

    Loans available for UK SMEs with innovative projects ready for market commercialization.

    est.£20,000,000UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION UKRI
    Published 6 Jun 2026
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    STFC Public Engagement Spark Awards 2026

    STFC is offering up to £20,000 in grants for public engagement projects (12-36 months) that connect audiences with STFC-funded science and technology research.

    est.£100,000Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
    Published 4 Jun 2026Closes in 24 days
    OpenResearch & Innovation🇬🇧United Kingdom

    STFC Core Summer Schools Funding 2027

    STFC is offering £500,000 in funding for five core summer schools in physics and astronomy disciplines during 2027, with applications closing on 17 September 2026.

    est.£500,000Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
    Published 4 Jun 2026Closes in 7 weeks