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Zevi 2 grant funding guide

ZEVI 2 funding 2026 | Alternative fuels, electric power and energy efficiency

Programme:Innovate UK & DFT

Key Features:UK registered organisations can apply for ZEVI 2 funding to develop, build and demonstrate clean maritime technologies across three strands: Alternative Fuels, Electric Power, and Energy Efficiency.

Awards:Up to £30m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Mar 26, 2026 - Sep 16, 2026

Semiconductors & Components for Smart Electronic Platforms

Semiconductors & Components for Smart Electronic Platforms | Up to £18.5 million | 20.02.26 – 01.04.26

Programme:InnovateUK

Key Features:UK registered businesses can apply for Innovate UK grant funding to mature reusable semiconductor and novel technology components ready for integration into next generation smart electronic platforms.

Awards:Up to £2m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Mar 3, 2026 - Apr 1, 2026

5G assured integration collaborative research and development

5G Assured Integration Collaborative R&D | Closes 01.04.2026

Programme:InnovateUK

Key Features:UK registered organisations can apply for Innovate UK grant funding to integrate UK anchored advanced connectivity components into technically assured, end-to-end 5G architectures ready for early market evaluation.

Awards:Up to £4m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Mar 3, 2026 - Apr 1, 2026

Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund £300m Fund Up to £7.5m Per Project Closes 15.04.2026

Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund: £300m Fund | Closes 10.12.2026

Programme:GBE

Key Features:Capital grant funding to build or expand UK manufacturing facilities for the most constrained offshore wind and enabling electricity networks components, with funding drawn down from April 2026 to March 2030.

Awards:Share of £300m pot

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Feb 11, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026

Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator Round 1

Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator Round 1 | Up to £5m Per Project | Closes 01.04.2026

Programme:Innovate UK and DSIT

Key Features:UK registered organisations can apply for Innovate UK grant funding to demonstrate zero emission capable flight operations, airport readiness and regulatory progress, with flight demonstrations prioritised.

Awards:Up to £3m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Feb 16, 2026 - Apr 1, 2026

Robotics Adoption Hubs £38m Fund Up to £7.5m Per Project Closes 15.04.2026

Robotics Adoption Hubs: £38m Fund | Up to £7.5m Per Project | Closes 15.04.2026

Programme:Innovate UK and DSIT

Key Features:UK registered organisations can apply for grant funding to create Robotics Adoption Hubs that give end users practical, impartial support to specify, procure and deploy robotics and autonomous systems.

Awards:Up to £7.5m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Feb 24, 2026 - Apr 15, 2026

Advance manufacturing innovation fund

Advanced manufacturing supply chain innovation FS | Up to £100k | Closes: 31.03.2026

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Feasibility grant funding to prove, de-risk and validate innovations that improve UK manufacturing supply chain resource efficiency and resilience.

Awards:Up to £100k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jul 1, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund Collaborate 2

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 2 (Innovate UK) | Up to £25m for late-stage automotive R&D | Closes: 18.03.2026

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Large-scale, late-stage collaborative R&D funding to accelerate the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles, with a clear route to commercialisation.

Awards:Up to 25m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jan 6, 2026 - Mar 18, 2026

DRIVE35 Demonstrate 2

DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Demonstrate 2 | Up to £1.5 million | 05.01.2026 – 11.03.2026

Programme:Innovate UK | APC

Key Features:Innovate UK, delivered with the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), is funding UK-led demonstration R&D that accelerates zero emission vehicles and the manufacturing capability that enables them.

Awards:Up to €1.5m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jan 5, 2026 - Mar 11, 2026

Eurostars Call for Projects March 2026: UK SME Guide to International R&D Funding

Eurostars Call for Projects March 2026 | Up to €360k per project | 16.01.2026 – 19.03.2026

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Win non-dilutive funding for an international, SME-led R&D project, with a submission-ready application and CFO-grade financials by 19 March 2026.

Awards:Up to €360k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Jan 16, 2026 - Mar 19, 2026

Innovate UK Growth Catalyst Guide FI Group Funding Experts

Innovate UK Growth Catalyst December 2025 | Up to £900k per project | 10.12.2025 – 03.02.2026

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for late stage R&D and commercialisation funding, aligned with private investment, to scale innovative products and services through the Innovate UK Growth Catalyst programme.

Awards:Up to £900k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Dec 10, 2025 - Feb 3, 2026

Drive35

DRIVE35 Scale-up: Feasibility Studies 2 | Up to £750k per project

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for feasibility funding to prepare investment-ready plans for pilot, demonstration or industrial-scale manufacturing of zero-emission vehicle technologies in the UK.

Awards:Up to £750k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Nov 10, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025