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17/9/25
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DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund
This grant is for UK-registered automotive businesses aiming to scale up zero-emission vehicle technologies and manufacturing processes.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£2.5M - £20M
Transport
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SMART: SCOTLAND
This grant is for Scottish-based businesses with innovative ideas seeking support to research, develop and commercialise new products, processes or services.
Funding body
Scottish Enterprise
Award
Up to £100,000 per feasibility study
Open/technology agnostic
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Opens:
10/12/25
Closes:
3/2/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Innovate UK Growth Catalyst – December 2025
For businesses looking to scale, this competition provides up to £900k in grant funding to accelerate late-stage R&D and commercialisation, supported by aligned private investment.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
Up to £900,000
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Opens:
26/11/25
Closes:
4/2/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Women in Innovation Awards 2025/26
For women founders and co-founders of UK-based late stage start-ups in Advanced Manufacturing, Digital and Technologies, or Life Sciences.
Funding body
Innovate UK (part of UKRI)
Award
Up to £75,000 per project
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Opens:
11/12/25
Closes:
4/2/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Full ADOPT Grant: Round 5
For farming, growing and forestry businesses in England to test and demonstrate innovative ideas that boost productivity, resilience and sustainable, net zero farming.
Funding body
Defra with Innovate UK
Award
£50,000-£100,000
Agritech
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Opens:
1/12/25
Closes:
16/2/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP) – Round 6
For short, collaborative R&D and innovation sprint projects that address national materials challenges and accelerate technology translation.
Funding body
The Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials
Award
up to £4M
Advanced manufacturing & materials
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Opens:
15/1/26
Closes:
25/2/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 6
For farmers, growers and foresters in England to engage an external Project Facilitator to help develop and submit a Full ADOPT Grant application for on-farm trials and experiments.
Funding body
Defra delivered by Innovate UK
Award
£2,500
Agritech
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Opens:
8/1/26
Closes:
4/3/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Innovate UK Innovation Loans: Round 25
Access up to £5 million in low-interest innovation loans to commercialise your late-stage R&D project and drive long-term growth.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£100,000-£5 million (loan)
Open/technology agnostic
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Opens:
25/11/25
Closes:
10/3/26
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Water Efficiency Lab – WEL 1: Actionable Insights
For innovative data-driven solutions that use insights to inform customers and change water use behaviours in England and Wales.
Funding body
Ofwat, Water Efficiency Fund
Award
£150,000 to £1.5 million
Environment & circular economy
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Opens:
5/1/26
Closes:
11/3/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Demonstrate 2
UK registered organisations can apply for late stage demonstration research and development projects. Projects will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.
Funding body
DRIVE35
Award
£500,000-£1.5 million
Transport
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