.svg)
3/19/26
Innovate UK’s new prospectus: what it means for ambitious UK innovators
Find UK grant funding
Use our grant finder to search current UK and EU funding opportunities. Whether you're innovating, expanding or tackling new challenges, find the right opportunity to advance your technology.
Get weekly grant updates. Grant Alerts deliver new funding calls, approaching deadlines and expert insights every Tuesday.
Funding opportunities
Competition opening for applications soon
.svg)
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
.svg){kind=small}
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
17/3/26
Closes:
29/4/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
AI Champions: Frontier AI Phase 1
UK registered SME businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million to deliver feasibility studies for frontier artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) technologies with a clear route defensible scale-up. This is funded by Innovate UK.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£150,000- £250,000 per project
AI
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
11/3/26
Closes:
15/7/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Feasibility studies
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£100,000 - £1 million
Transport
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
11/3/26
Closes:
15/7/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Deployment trials
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£3 million - £15 million
Transport
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
11/3/26
Closes:
15/7/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Pre-deployment trials
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).
Funding body
Award
£750,000 - £6 million
Transport
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
3/3/26
Closes:
1/4/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
SNPN 5G Assured Integration (CR&D)
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £18.5 million to integrate UK anchored advanced connectivity components at a system level into technically assured, end to end architectures ready for early market evaluation.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£2 million to £4 million
Digital tools and technologies
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
20/2/26
Closes:
1/4/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Semiconductors and components for smart electronic platforms
UK-based businesses can apply for a share of £18.5 million in collaborative R&D projects to accelerate the development of semiconductor-enabled components for Smart Electronic Platforms.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£500,000 - £2 million
Open/technology agnostic
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
16/2/26
Closes:
1/4/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator Round 1
UK registered businesses can apply for funding to develop and demonstrate zero emission flight technologies. This competition supports large-scale, collaborative R&D projects that accelerate the transition to zero emission aviation and strengthen the UK’s aerospace supply chain.
Funding body
Innovate UK,
Award
up to £250,000
Space
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
16/2/26
Closes:
6/5/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare
£20 million available across two strands to accelerate pharmaceutical, MedTech and digital interventions that improve treatment, recovery and reduce harm and deaths from drug and alcohol addictions. Projects must reach TRL 8 or 9 and progress towards regulatory approval and UK rollout.
Funding body
Innovate UK on behalf of the OLS
Award
£3 million
Health & Life Science
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
16/2/26
Closes:
6/5/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare
Organisations can apply for contracts between £200,000 and £1.5 million (inclusive of VAT) to advance pharmaceutical, MedTech and digital health interventions that improve treatment, recovery and prevention of harm and deaths from drug and alcohol addictions.
Funding body
Innovate UK on behalf of the OLS
Award
£200,000 to £1.5 million
Health & Life Science
Competition opening for applications soon
Competition now open to applicants
Competition closing soon
This competition has now closed!
Opens:
2/3/26
Closes:
15/4/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Contracts for Innovation: industrial human relevant drug models
Up to £2 million, inclusive of VAT, is available for Phase 1 feasibility projects developing disruptive alternatives to animal use in pharmacokinetic and cardiovascular safety studies.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£200,000
Health & Life Science
No results found
Try finding opportunities in other sectors
🚧 No grants available right now
We don’t have any funding opportunities in this sector at the moment – but that can change quickly.
New grants are added regularly, so check back soon or explore other categories to find live opportunities that could support your business.
Want to stay in the loop?
Follow us on LinkedIn here for updates on the latest funding news and new grant launches.
Grants related articles
Looking for grants?
Subscribe to Grant Alerts — your weekly email with new funding calls, approaching deadlines and expert insights, every Tuesday, straight to your inbox.
Advice you can trust
We’ve helped businesses like yours unlock millions in R&D tax incentives. Don’t just take our word for it – read our client reviews and see how we can support your growth.
.svg)
