MSI: SME resource and energy efficiency – industrial research
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15.5 million across the two strands of this competition, to develop industrial digital technologies. This is to improve resource or energy efficiencies in SME manufacturers.
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Opened: 22 October 2025
Closes: 10 December 2025
MSI: SME resource and energy efficiency – feasibility studies
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15.5 million across the two strands, to develop industrial digital technologies. This is to improve resource or energy efficiencies in SME manufacturers.
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Opened: 22 October 2025
Closes: 10 December 2025
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £3.5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
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Opened: 22 October 2025
Closes: 10 December 2025
Biomedical Catalyst 2025: Industry led R&D small projects
UK registered micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £25 million for the development of innovative solutions to health and healthcare challenges. This funding is from Innovate UK.
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Opens: 10 November 2025
Closes: 10 December 2025
Biomedical Catalyst 2025: Industry led R&D large projects
UK registered micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £25 million for the development of innovative solutions to health and healthcare challenges. This funding is from Innovate UK.
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Opens: 10 November 2025
Closes: 10 December 2025
Biomedical Catalyst 2025: Industry led R&D small projects
UK registered micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £25 million for the development of innovative solutions to health and healthcare challenges. This funding is from Innovate UK.
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Opened: 10 November 2025
Closes: 10 December 2025
Biomedical Catalyst 2025: Industry led R&D large projects
UK registered micro, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to £25 million for the development of innovative solutions to health and healthcare challenges. This funding is from Innovate UK.
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Opened: 10 November 2025
Closes: 10 December 2025
Battery Innovation Feasibility Studies Round 1
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million for innovation in battery technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.
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Opens: 23 October 2025
Closes: 17 December 2025
Battery Innovation Concept Development Round 1
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million for innovation in battery technologies for electrification. This funding is from The Battery Innovation Programme.
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Opens: 23 October 2025
Closes: 17 December 2025
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £15 million for projects to trial Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) services for future deployment at scale. This funding is from UK Government.
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Opened: 20 October 2025
Closes: 17 December 2025
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for technology focused research and development projects for close to market Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) solutions. This funding is from UK Government.
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Opened: 20 October 2025
Closes: 17 December 2025
National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility Studies
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £2 million for feasibility studies. These studies aim to speed the translation of advanced materials innovations in six key high growth themes and one strategic opportunity theme.
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Opened: 3 November 2025
Closes: 17 December 2025
DRIVE35 Scale-up: Feasibility Studies 2
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for feasibility studies into UK manufacturing of zero emission vehicle technologies. This funding is from the Department for Business and Trade.
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Opened: 10 November 2025
Closes: 17 December 2025
Innovate UK Innovation Loans Round 24
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential. They must significantly improve the UK economy and drive societal benefit.
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Opened: 23 October 2025
Closes: 7 January 2026
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 – 2026 Round 5
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
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Opened: 1 December 2025
Closes: 4 February 2026
Women in Innovation Awards 2025/26
Women founders or co-founders with UK registered businesses at the late stage start-up phase can apply for a grant of up to £75,000 and bespoke business support, to further their ambitious growth plans.
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Opened: 26 November 2025
Closes: 4 February 2026
UK organisations can apply for funding to collaborate on industrial research projects with partners in Eureka member countries and Japan.
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Opens: 13 October 2025
Closes: 21 January 2026
Increasing EV charging capacity on the strategic road network
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million. The funding is for the development and demonstration of solutions to increase public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging provision for longer journeys on the Strategic Road Network (SRN).
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Opened: 3 November 2025
Closes: 25 March 2026
UK provider of chemistry services seeks novel methodology and novel compounds
A leading UK provider of chemistry services and products to the global life science industry seeks partners from universities, research institutes and SMEs with novel methodology and novel compounds. Partnerships sought are licence agreements under commercial agreements with technical assistance.
Start Date: May 8th 2025
End Date: May 8th 2026
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
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Opened: 17 September 2025
Closes: No submission deadline
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