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✓ Checked 2026-10-05

Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · UK-wide

Amount
£750,000 – £2,500,000
Deadline
2026-11-03
Who can apply
Businesses
What it funds
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-09-26

UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council · UK-wide

Amount
£50,000 – £300,000
Deadline
2026-11-11
Who can apply
Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
What it funds
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-05

National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · UK-wide

Amount
£150,000 – £2,000,000
Deadline
2026-11-13
Who can apply
Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
What it funds
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-07

Investor Partnerships – Battery Innovation Programme

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is delivering the Battery Innovation Programme on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST). · UK-wide

Amount
£35,000 – £900,000
Deadline
2026-11-25
Who can apply
Businesses
What it funds
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter

Department for Business Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) · UK-wide

Amount
£50,000 – £250,000
Deadline
2026-12-01
Who can apply
Public bodies
What it funds
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02

Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is delivering the Battery Innovation Programme on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST). · UK-wide

Amount
£500,000 – £4,000,000
Deadline
2026-12-02
Who can apply
Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
What it funds
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-10-07

Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3

Innovate UK on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST). · UK-wide

Amount
£70,000 – £500,000
Deadline
2026-12-02
Who can apply
Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
What it funds
⏳ Closing soon✓ Checked 2026-11-02

Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2

Innovate UK · UK-wide

Amount
£500,000 – £1,000,000
Deadline
2026-12-02
Who can apply
Public bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinessesLocal authorities
What it funds
✓ Checked 2026-11-02

Opportunities for the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)

Advanced Research and Invention Agency · International

Amount
£10,000 – £10,000,000
Deadline
2028-01-17
Who can apply
IndividualsPublic bodiesCharities & community groupsBusinesses
What it funds
✓ Checked 2026-10-05

Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · UK-wide, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Midlands

Amount
£5,000,000 – £25,000,000
Deadline
2028-04-01
Who can apply
Businesses
What it funds
✓ Checked 2026-10-07

Innovation Support

Innovate UK / Welsh Government / Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Wales, Swansea

Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling
What it funds