Innovate UK Innovation Loans Round 23
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: 4 September 2025
Closes: 22 October 2025
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C4
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the Round 5 challenges. This funding is from the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.
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Opened: 22 September 2025
Closes: 22 October 2025
UK-Netherlands Co-Innovation and Testbeds Pilot for Quantum Tech
Registered businesses in UK and Netherlands, can apply to collaborate on joint projects with application relevant partners and testbed facilities, to advance the development of quantum technologies and enable their commercial use cases.
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Opened: 15 September 2025
Closes: 28 October 2025
ATI Programme strategic batch EoI – October 2025
The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive.
Closing soon
Opened: 14 October 2025
Closes: 29 October 2025
Resource efficiency for resilience and sustainability FS
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.1 million for innovative feasibility studies in novel, sustainable, low carbon materials and manufacturing.
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Opened: 22 September 2025
Closes: 3 November 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
Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 4
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £7.8 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.
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Opens: 15 September 2025
Closes: 5 November 2025
Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): Strand 3
UK NHS organisations can apply for a share of up to £85 million for Obesity Pathway Innovations. Funding for this competition is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (£50 million) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited (£35 million).
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Opens: 8 September 2025
Closes: 19 November 2025
Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): Strand 2
UK NHS organisations can apply for a share of up to £85 million for Obesity Pathway Innovations. Funding for this competition is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (£50 million) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited (£35 million).
Open now
Opens: 8 September 2025
Closes: 19 November 2025
Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): Strand 1
UK NHS organisations can apply for a share of up to £85 million for Obesity Pathway Innovations. Funding for this competition is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (£50 million) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited (£35 million).
Open now
Opens: 8 September 2025
Closes: 19 November 2025
UK registered organisations can apply for the Pioneers Prize to develop Agentic AI solutions tackling sector challenges. Compete for a share of a £1 million prize pot and receive expert mentorship from the Catapult Network.
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Opened: 20 October 2025
Closes: 19 November 2025
Launchpad: life and health sciences, Northern Ireland – Rd3 MFA
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.2 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the life and health sciences cluster in Northern Ireland. This funding is from Innovate UK.
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Opened: 20 October 2025
Closes: 26 November 2025
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 5
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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Opened: 16 October 2025
Closes: 26 November 2025
CAM Pathfinder: Feasibility studies 2
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for feasibility study projects producing business cases for commercial deployment of Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) services within the UK. This funding is from UK Government.
Open now
Opened: 10 October 2025
Closes: 26 November 2025
Farming Innovation Programme: Feasibility Round 4
UK-registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.8million for feasibility projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, part of the Farming Innovation Programme.
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Opens: 13 October 2025
Closes: 3 December 2025
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter
UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT).
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Opened: 17 September 2025
Closes: 4 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.
Opening soon
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.
Opening soon
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
UK organisations can apply for funding to collaborate on industrial research projects with partners in Eureka member countries and Japan.
Open now
Opens: 13 October 2025
Closes: 21 January 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.
Open now
Opened: 17 September 2025
Closes: No submission deadline
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