DRIVE35 Scale-up: Feasibility Studies
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: 14 July 2025
Closes: 3 September 2025
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 3
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: 24 July 2025
Closes: 3 September 2025
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Autumn
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: 2 June 2025
Closes: 4 September 2025
Sovereign AI - Proof of concept
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.6 million for the development of Proof of Concept demonstrators of AI technologies with state of the art performance. This is to support the UK’s AI sovereignty objectives.
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Opens: 11 August 2025
Closes: 10 September 2025
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2025 – 2026 Round 3
UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations (RTOs) or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profit organisations.
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Opened: 16 June 2025
Closes: 17 September 2025
Horizon Europe 2025: EU Research Infrastructures
Funding available to build a world leading ecosystem of research services for researchers in Europe, up to €15m per project.
Start Date: May 6th 2025
End Date: Sep 18th 2025
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.
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Opened: 14 July 2025
Closes: 1 October 2025
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.
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Opened: 14 July 2025
Closes: 1 October 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
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).
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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).
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Opens: 8 September 2025
Closes: 19 November 2025
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
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.
Open now
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.
Open now
Opened: 29 April 2024
No submission deadline
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