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Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C4
For GB network licensees collaborating with innovators to scope, de-risk, and prepare net zero solutions for Ofgem SIF Alpha and Beta phases.
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Ofgem
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Up to £150,000
Clean energy
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4/9/25
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22/10/25
Innovate UK Innovation Loans: Round 23
Access up to £5 million in low-interest innovation loans to commercialise your late-stage R&D project and drive long-term growth.
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Innovate UK
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Loans can be £100K-£5M
Open/technology agnostic
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Full ADOPT Grant Round 3
This grant is for farmers, growers, and foresters in England working collaboratively to trial and test innovative on-farm solutions that improve productivity, sustainability, resilience, and progress towards net zero.
Funding body
DEFRA
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£50,000-£100,000
Agritech
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Contracts for Innovation: Quantum Technologies for Transport - Phase 1
For organisations developing quantum sensing technologies to improve the efficiency and resilience of UK transport infrastructure and platforms.
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Innovate UK
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£10,000-£40,000
Quantum
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12/5/25
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Canada-UK Semiconductors
Support for UK registered organisations to collaborate with Canadian SMEs on projects to jointly develop innovative semiconductors technologies.
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Support for UK registered organisations to collaborate with Canadian SMEs on projects to jointly develop innovative semiconductors technologies.
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Up to £500,000
Advanced manufacturing & materials
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Innovation in Support of Operations Phase 2 (Cycle 6)
This grant is for innovators (companies, researchers or technologists) proposing cost-competitive, scalable defence and security solutions that can be designed for manufacture and reach TRL 6 within months.
Funding body
DASA
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Up to £350,000 per project (total of £4 million available across cycles 4–6)
Defence
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DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £40 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects. Your project will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.
Funding body
Innovate UK with Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC)
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£2.5 million-£25 million
Transport
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DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Demonstrate
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £40 million 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
Innovate UK with Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC)
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£500,000-£1.5 million
Transport
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29/10/24
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EIC Accelerator 2025
Support for companies (SMEs, start-ups, spin-outs) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones
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Horizon Europe
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Up to €2.5M
European Funding
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DASA (Defence and Security Accelerator)
DASA funding supports UK innovators with disruptive ideas for defence and security, offering grants and loans to accelerate development and commercial impact.
Funding body
DASA
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£50k-£750k
Defence
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