Contracts for Innovation: READ-OUT digital cognitive dementia assessments
Organisations can apply for a single award of up to £600,000, inclusive of VAT, to implement and assess a dementia based digital cognitive assessment (DCA) to be evaluated as part of the READ-OUT study being managed by the University of Oxford.
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Opened: 14 April 2025
Closes: 14 May 2025
ATI Programme strategic batch: EoI – May 2025
The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.
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Opened: 6 May 2025
Closes: 21 May 2025
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025 – Platform Train Interface
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between 3 and 7 months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.
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Opened: 7 April 2025
Closes: 28 May 2025
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025 – Personal Safety
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between 3 and 7 months and must be completed by 31 March 26.
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Opened: 7 April 2025
Closes: 28 May 2025
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025 – Bridge Strikes
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million, inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between 3 and 7 months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.
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Opened: 7 April 2025
Closes: 28 May 2025
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025 – AI for Complex Processes
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £4.7 million inclusive of VAT, across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing and demonstrate their solution. Projects can last between 3 and 7 months and must be completed by 31 March 2026.
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Opened: 7 April 2025
Closes: 28 May 2025
Weight Management Pathway Design Accelerator
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £3 million in a design accelerator to support NHS Organisations to speed up the development of novel community based patient access models that are safe, effective and resource efficient.
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Opened: 6 May 2025
Closes: 28 May 2025
DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: small projects
UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business. This funding is from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Opened: 31 March 2025
Closes: 29 May 2025
DCMS Create Growth Programme Competition 4: large projects
UK registered micro, small and medium enterprises in the creative sector can apply for a share of up to £8 million for innovation projects to grow their business. This funding is from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS).
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Opened: 31 March 2025
Closes: 29 May 2025
Developing Semiconductor Hardware For Critical Technologies
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million. These feasibility studies will investigate ways to improve semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK to support critical technologies.
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Opened: 14 April 2025
Closes: 29 May 2025
Global Incubator Programme: USA (Houston) Healthtech – Medical Devices
Delivered in partnership with the Texas Medical Center Innovation (TMCi), Houston, USA and supported by the Department for Business & Trade (DBT), this Global Incubator Programme (GIP) will give medical device companies the opportunity to explore and exploit collaborative innovation and growth opportunities in the US market.
Registration Opens: 14 April 2025
Registration Closes: 30 May 2025
Global Incubator Programme: Canada - AI for Health
Delivered by Innovate UK, in partnership with MaRS, this Global Incubator Programme (GIP) provides an opportunity for UK-based companies to expand into the North American market and collaborate with one of the world’s largest innovation hubs for AI and healthcare.
Registration Opens: 14 April 2025
Registration Closes: 01 June 2025
Global Business Innovation Programme: Digital Health, USA
Innovate UK seeks up to 15 ambitious UK small businesses (with under 250 employees) who want to explore digital health opportunities in the USA.
Registration Opens: 22 April 2025
Registration Closes: 08 June 2025
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 1
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application.
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Opens: 28 April 2025
Closes: 11 June 2025
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 – 2026 Round 2
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits.
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Opened: 14 April 2025
Closes: 11 June 2025
Future Flight: Strategic Growth
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for the development of next steps in integrated Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) usage. This funding is from Innovate UK and Department for Transport.
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Opened: 12 May 2025
Closes: 11 June 2025
Future Flight: Regional Demonstrator
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £600,000 for the development of regional demonstrators of drone, electric take off and landing (eVTOL) or zero emission conventional take off and landing (CTOL) aircraft operations in the UK.
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Opened: 12 May 2025
Closes: 11 June 2025
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £2 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
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Opens: 28 April 2025
Closes: 25 June 2025
Farming Futures R&D Fund: Precision Breeding Competition
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for precision breeding of arable and horticultural crops. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.
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Opens: 5 May 2025
Closes: 25 June 2025
Farming Futures R&D Fund: low emissions farming
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million for Industrial research projects from the Farming Futures R&D Fund, a part of the Farming Innovation Programme.
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Opens: 5 May 2025
Closes: 25 June 2025
Contracts for Innovation: Quantum Sensors and PNT Missions Primer
Organisations can apply for a share of £14 million, inclusive of VAT, to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum sensors and quantum position, navigation, and timing products and services.
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Opens: 19 May 2025
Closes: 2 July 2025
Accelerated Knowledge Transfer 4 (AKT4) Addiction
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2 million to fund innovation projects with businesses, not for profits or public sector organisations.
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Opened: 12 May 2025
Closes: 2 July 2025
Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: Round 21
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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Opened: 8 May 2025
Closes: 2 July 2025
Investor Partnerships: Clean Energy and Climate Technologies
UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.
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Opened: 2 May 2025
Closes: 2 July 2025
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of at least £1 million for collaboration with Canadian SMEs on joint Semiconductors projects.
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Opened: 12 May 2025
Closes: 15 October 2025
Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 10, business and non-academic
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders. This funding is from UKRI.
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Opens: 23 June 2025
Closes: 5 November 2025
Renewal scheme for current Future Leaders Fellows
Successful applicants to the Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) scheme have the opportunity to extend their four-year fellowship by up to a further three years. This funding opportunity is available to current FLF award holders only and should be a continuation of the original FLF fellowship.
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Opened: 24 April 2023
No submission deadline
Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Extend, 2024 -2025
Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for up to £250,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.
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Opened: 29 April 2024
No submission deadline
Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Explore, 2024 -2025
Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for a share of up to £25,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.
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Opened: 29 April 2024
No submission deadline
Knowledge Asset Grant Fund: Expand, 2024 -2025
Eligible UK public sector organisations can apply for up to £100,000 from the Knowledge Asset Grant Fund in this strand.
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Opened: 29 April 2024
No submission deadline
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