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Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million as part of a pilot. This is to support high potential businesses developing a technology, product or service in measurement, instrumentation or sensing for UK manufacturing.
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Innovate UK
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£80,420
Advanced manufacturing & materials
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27/6/26
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2/10/26
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.
Funding body
Innovate UK
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£1 million to £3.5 million
Quantum
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3/8/26
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Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D fund.
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Defra
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£500,000 to £2.5 million
Agritech
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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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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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Electricity Demand Turn Up trial: EOI for flexibility providers
UK registered businesses providing flexibility services can submit an expression of interest for a trial assessing if DTU can reduce renewable electricity curtailment in Great Britain. Successful applicants can apply for a share of up to £16 million.
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UKRI and DESNZ
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Up to £3 million
Clean energy
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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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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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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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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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