Funding for research and development
Grants and funding for research and development.
Innovation grants, R&D tax reliefs and partnerships for businesses developing a new product, process or technology.
We track 63 schemes for research and development, and 45 are taking applications today. Open schemes are listed first; closed ones stay on the list, marked as closed, so you can see what has ended. Loans, tax reliefs and credits are labelled, because they are not grants.
UK-wide (32)
Battery Innovation: Concept Development Round 3 (Innovate UK)
Innovate UK (UKRI), delivering the Battery Innovation Programme for the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Closing soon · Closes 2 Dec 2026
Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components (UKRI)
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Open now · Closes 13 Jan 2027
Horizon Europe — EIC Accelerator
European Commission (European Innovation Council) · Open now
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1
Innovate UK (UKRI Engineering Biology Programme) · Closing soon · Closes 2 Dec 2026
Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: Collaborative R&D Round 2 (Innovate UK)
Innovate UK (UKRI) with the Department of Health and Social Care · Closing soon · Closes 2 Dec 2026
Investor Partnerships: National Materials Innovation Programme 1 (Innovate UK)
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Open now · Closes 19 Jan 2027
Investor Partnerships – Battery Innovation Programme
Innovate UK, delivering the Battery Innovation Programme for the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Closing soon · Closes 25 Nov 2026
Underground hydrogen storage demonstrator: DEVEX support (UKRI)
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Open now · Closes 13 Jan 2027
Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Round 3 (Innovate UK)
Innovate UK (UKRI), delivering the Battery Innovation Programme for the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Closing soon · Closes 2 Dec 2026
Google for Startups Cloud Program
Google Cloud · Open now · Credits, not cash
UK Games Fund — Content Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2029
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst Phase 1 (Innovate UK)
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Closing soon · Closes 8 Dec 2026
Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft · Open now · Credits, not cash
Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems (Innovate UK)
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Closing soon · Closes 18 Nov 2026
Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete (cohort entry Round 2)
Innovate UK (UKRI) / Innovate UK Business Connect · Closing soon · Closes 2 Dec 2026
R&D Tax Relief (merged RDEC scheme)
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Enhanced R&D Intensive Support (ERIS)
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
Innovate UK (UKRI) · Open now · Closes 27 Jan 2027 · Part-funded support
NVIDIA Inception
NVIDIA · Open now · Discount, not cash
Patent Box
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Research and Development Allowance (RDA)
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Innovate UK Innovation Loans
Innovate UK (Innovate UK Loans Ltd) · Paused · Loan (repayable)
Healthy Soils and Water for a Sustainable Environment (Defra Farming Innovation Programme)
Defra Farming Innovation Programme, delivered by Innovate UK · Opening soon
Defence Innovation Loans (DASA)
DASA / Innovate UK Loans Ltd · Paused · Loan (repayable)
Innovation Support to Operations — UKDI themed competition (Cycle 8)
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), Ministry of Defence · Closed
Eurostars (Call 12)
Innovate UK (Eureka / Eurostars) · Opening soon
UK Games Fund — Prototype Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC) · Paused
Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards
Innovate UK (UKRI) · Closed
UK Games Fund — Starter Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Closed
Innovate UK Smart Grants
Innovate UK / UKRI · Closed
Google.org Impact Grants (Impact Challenges)
Google.org · Between rounds
UK Space Agency — National GSTP (ESA) Funding
UK Space Agency · Between rounds
England only (11)
North East Elevate Fund
North East Fund (North East Mayoral Strategic Authority), managed by FW Capital · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Historic England People and Research grants
Historic England · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2027
Full ADOPT Grant (Round 10)
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Farming Innovation Programme), delivered by Innovate UK · Closing soon · Closes 2 Dec 2026
Rosebud business loans (Lancashire)
Rosebud, Lancashire County Council's business finance service · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Suffolk Economy Grant
Suffolk County Council · Open now
Kent and Medway Business Fund — Small Business Boost
Kent County Council (Kent and Medway Business Fund) · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Great Ideas innovation grant (York and North Yorkshire)
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Mayor's Business Innovation Fund), delivered by UMi · Open now
Innovation Worcestershire Grant
Worcestershire County Council · Open now
Innovate Essex Fund
Essex County Council (Essex Growth Agency), with the University of Essex · Open now
Made Smarter Energy Efficiency grant (West of England)
West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (Growth Hub) · Open now · Closes 24 Dec 2026
Sunderland Business Support Fund
Sunderland City Council's Business Support Programme, funded by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority; delivered by NBSL · Open now
Scotland only (11)
National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations
Creative Scotland · Open now
Circular Economy Accelerator Grant
Zero Waste Scotland · Open now
Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals
Creative Scotland (National Lottery) · Open now
Technology Development Grant
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship Programme, with BT) · Open now
Advanced Innovation Voucher
Interface, delivered in partnership with Scottish Enterprise · Closing soon · Closes 26 Nov 2026
Technology Kickstart Grant
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship Programme, with BT) · Open now
Standard Innovation Voucher
Interface, delivered in partnership with the Scottish Funding Council · Open now
Technology Advice and Mentoring Grant
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (Digital and Technology Entrepreneurship Programme, with BT) · Open now
Scottish Enterprise R&D Grant
Scottish Enterprise · Open now
Scottish EDGE
Scottish EDGE (Scottish Government, RBS, Hunter Foundation backed) · Between rounds
Marine Fund Scotland 2026–27
Scottish Government (Marine Directorate) · Closed
Wales only (4)
Swansea Local Growth Fund — Growth Grant
Swansea Council (UK Local Growth Fund in Wales) · Open now
Swansea Local Growth Fund — Innovation Grant
Swansea Council (UK Local Growth Fund in Wales) · Open now
SMARTCymru / SMART Flexible Innovation Support
Welsh Government / Business Wales · Open now
Creative Wales — Games Development Fund
Creative Wales (Welsh Government) · Closed
Northern Ireland only (5)
Innovation Boost (InterTradeIreland)
InterTradeIreland (cross-border trade and business development body) · Open now · Part-funded support
Techstart Concept Plus Grant — Northern Ireland
Techstart Ventures / Invest Northern Ireland · Between rounds
Business Innovation Grant (BIG) — Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland / Innovate NI · Between rounds
Digital Transformation Flexible Fund (DTFF) — Northern Ireland
NI Councils (Newry, Mourne & Down lead) / UKSPF · Closed
Innovation Vouchers (Northern Ireland)
Invest Northern Ireland, with Innovate NI · Between rounds
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