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Innovation funding: what it is and how it can help you
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Opens:
26/3/26
Closes:
16/9/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
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.
Funding body
Department for Transport
Award
£6 million to £60 million
Clean energy
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Opens:
26/3/26
Closes:
16/9/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
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.
Funding body
Department for Transport
Award
£6M - £60M
Clean energy
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Opens:
11/12/25
Closes:
10/12/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks
Great British Energy’s Supply Chain Fund provides up to £300 million in capital grants to build (or expand) UK manufacturing capacity for constrained components across offshore wind and enabling electricity networks.
Funding body
Great British Energy
Award
£300,000-£25 million
Clean energy
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Opens:
25/9/25
Closes:
31/3/28
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot
For UK life sciences companies making £100m+ capital R&D investments in medicines, diagnostics, or MedTech that require grant support to proceed.
Funding body
DSIT
Award
10-20% of your total project costs
Health & Life Science
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Opens:
17/9/25
Closes:
1/1/29
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
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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1/1/29
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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:
30/10/24
Closes:
31/3/30
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)
UK registered businesses can apply for funding for life science manufacturing capital investment projects which help increase UK health resilience.
Funding body
DSTI
Award
10-20% of your total project costs
Health & Life Science
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