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AI in R&D: when AI projects may qualify for R&D tax relief
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UK-Switzerland CR&D Round 3
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Authority, will invest up to £3 million from Innovate UK and at least CHF 3 million from Innosuisse in innovation projects.
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Innovate UK & Innosuisse
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Up to £450,000
Engineering Biology
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15/7/26
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9/9/26
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Farming Innovation Programme: Feasibility Round 5
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will invest up to £15 million to fund innovation projects in this competition. This is subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received.
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Defra
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£200,000 - £500,000
Agritech
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26/3/26
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16/9/26
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Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: energy efficiency
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
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Department for Transport (via IUK)
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£6M - £60M
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26/3/26
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Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: electric power
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
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Department for Transport
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£6 million to £60 million
Clean energy
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26/3/26
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16/9/26
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Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: alternative fuels
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.
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Department for Transport
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£6M - £60M
Clean energy
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26/6/26
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16/9/26
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DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3
DRIVE35 (Driving Research and Investment in Vehicle Electrification) is a Department for Business and Trade led programme aimed at transforming the UK's automotive industry. This is achieved by supporting R&D and the commercial scale up of innovative zero emission vehicle technologies, and unlocking capital investment in zero emission vehicles, batteries and their wider supply chain.
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DBT & Innovate UK
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£2.5 million - £20 million
Transport
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4/8/26
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16/9/26
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Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £14.3 million to accelerate the adoption of quantum enabled position, navigation, and timing (PNT) and sensing technologies by addressing specific technical and commercial barriers.
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Innovate UK
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£1 million to £3 million
Quantum
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27/6/26
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Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D
This collaborative competition supports ambitious R&D projects that tackle critical hardware and software challenges required for universal fault tolerant quantum computing.
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Innovate UK
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£1 million to £3.5 million
Quantum
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Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high impact on near term quantum computing systems.
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Innovate UK
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£300,000 to £4 million
Quantum
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3/8/26
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Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of ultra long duration battery energy storage demonstrators in the UK.
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Innovate UK
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£350,000 to £700,000
Clean energy
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