PausedR&D & innovationVerified 16 Jun 2026

Innovate UK Smart Grants

Innovate UK / UKRI

Worth

up to £500,000

Deadline

Rolling — no fixed deadline

What it is

Flagship open innovation grant — £25k–£500k (single) up to £2m (collaborative).

PAUSED since Jan 2025 — no rounds in FY2025/26. Shown for awareness, not currently open.

Official source

Does your business qualify?

Eligibility rules are where schemes get fiddly. GovOwed checks your business against Innovate UK Smart Grants — and every other UK scheme we track — in about 60 seconds, free. The £29 report then explains exactly why you qualify, drafts your answers and walks you through the real application step by step.

Check free — see what you're owed

No sign-up to scan · keep 100% of anything you win · nothing eligible in a paid report = full refund

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