TechLocal: Connecting Local Talent to Local Tech Jobs
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £7.6 million to enable career and growth opportunities in the tech sector. This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
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Opened: 4 February 2026
Closes: 18 March 2026
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 1
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: 2 February 2026
Closes: 1 April 2026
Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator Round 1
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of a minimum of £8 million for developing zero emission capable flight in the UK, subject to a sufficient number of high quality applications being received. This funding is from DfT.
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Opened: 16 February 2026
Closes: 1 April 2026
Semiconductors and components for smart electronic platforms
UK registered businesses can apply with CR&D or R&D projects for a share of up to £18.5 million to mature and accelerate the availability of components that include semiconductors or novel technologies ready for integration into Smart Electronic Platforms
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Opened: 20 February 2026
Closes: 1 April 2026
Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £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: 5 February 2026
Closes: 8 April 2026
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 7
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: 26 February 2026
Closes: 8 April 2026
UK-Germany Collaborative Innovation for Quantum Technologies 2026
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for innovative projects in quantum. This funding is from Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Opened: 12 February 2026
Closes: 15 April 2026
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £38 million for creating one-stop shops to help end-users adopt robotics and autonomous systems with expert guidance. Funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
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Opened: 24 February 2026
Closes: 15 April 2026
Robotics Adoption Central Convening Body
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million for creating a central convening body to coordinate the robotics adoption hubs. Funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
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Opened: 24 February 2026
Closes: 15 April 2026
Contracts for Innovation: industrial human relevant drug models
Organisations can apply for a share of £2 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop and commercialise non animal methods for assessing the pre clinical pharmacokinetics and cardiovascular safety of new medicines.
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Opens: 2 March 2026
Closes: 15 April 2026
Contracts for Innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare
Organisations can apply for a share of £20 million, inclusive of VAT. Projects will advance development of pharmaceutical, digital and MedTech tools to improve treatment, recovery and prevention of harm and deaths for drug and alcohol addictions.
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Opened: 16 February 2026
Closes: 6 May 2026
Advancing innovation in drug and alcohol addiction healthcare
Organisations can apply for a share of £20 million across two competitions. Projects will advance development of pharmaceutical, digital and MedTech tools to improve treatment recovery and prevention of harm and deaths from drug and alcohol addictions.
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Opened: 16 February 2026
Closes: 6 May 2026
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Spring
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 December 2025
Closes: 7 May 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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