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Grants

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

National Materials Innovation Programme

National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility Studies | Up to £100k

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Feasibility funding to help UK businesses prove concepts and speed real-world adoption of advanced materials, with clear evidence of end-user demand and routes to market.

Awards:Up to £100k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025

Biomedical Catalyst 2025

Biomedical Catalyst 2025 | Up to £2m Funding for Life Sciences SMEs

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:Scale clinical and health-tech innovation with up to £2 million per project and clear adoption pathways

Awards:Up to £2m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Nov 10, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025

Defence Innovation Loans Round 5 - Application

Defence Innovation Loans Cycle 5 | Accelerate defence commercialisation with flexible loans for UK SMEs

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK SMEs can access affordable loans to bridge the gap between proven defence innovation and commercial success, with expanded eligible costs that support pre commercial launch and market entry.

Awards:Up to £1m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 28, 2025 - Dec 9, 2025

Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026 - Grant Application

Eureka GlobalStars Japan 2026 | Fund cross border R&D with up to £600,000 for UK partners

Programme:Innovate UK (Eureka)

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for collaborative industrial research with partners in Japan and other Eureka countries, unlocking funding to accelerate global market entry.

Awards:Up to £600k

Geographical Scope:international

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 13, 2025 - Jan 21, 2026

Battery Innovation Concept Round 1 - Grants Applications

Battery Innovation Concept Development: round 1 – £20 million available

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for collaborative grants to mature high potential battery concepts for electrification, building stronger routes to market and UK supply chain growth.

Awards:£500k-£4m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 23, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025

Made Smarter Innovation SME Resource and Energy Efficiency - Grants writing service

Made Smarter Innovation: SME Resource and Energy Efficiency – Industrial Research | Scale digital solutions that cut costs and carbon

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK SMEs can apply for collaborative industrial research funding to develop industrial digital technologies that improve energy or resource efficiency in real manufacturing environments.

Awards:Up to £1m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 22, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025

Battery Innovation Feasibility Studies round one - Grant Application

Battery Innovation Feasibility Studies: round one | Accelerate UK battery breakthroughs with targeted feasibility grants

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for collaborative feasibility funding to test battery concepts for electrification, generating the evidence needed to move fast toward demonstration and commercialisation.

Awards:£70k-£500k

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 23, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025

CAM Pathfinder Demonstrate Grant Support

CAM Pathfinder: Demonstrate | Deploy UK self driving services with up to £20 million in grant funding

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK businesses can apply for grants to demonstrate connected and automated mobility services in real-world settings, proving safety, user value and commercial readiness.

Awards:£500k-£2m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 20, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025

CAM Pathfinder Enable Grant Funding

CAM Pathfinder: Enable | Trial UK self driving services at scale with £15 million available

Programme:Innovate UK

Key Features:UK organisations can apply for collaborative grants to run real world trials of Connected and Automated Mobility services, building the evidence for commercial deployment and UK economic benefit.

Awards:£2m-£4m

Geographical Scope:national

Beneficiaries:private

Oct 20, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025