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Advanced Research and Invention Agency

Invests Advanced Research and Invention Agency, the United Kingdom's high-risk, high-reward fund for breakthrough technology missions.

United Kingdomaria.org.uk

Key stats

Annual funding£200M

Programs22

Active grants0

Total grants6

About

The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) is the UK's high-risk, high-reward R&D funding agency. Established by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022, ARIA operates independently of UKRI with an initial £800 million envelope over four years (~£200M annual run rate).

ARIA's defining structural feature is the Programme Director model: term-limited Programme Directors design bo…

Programs & grants under this funder

ARIA Accelerated Adaptation Programme

Funds United Kingdom teams pursuing accelerated climate adaptation innovation and translation to practice.

ARIA Activation Partners (Cohort 2)

Backs deep-tech consortia and organizations moving research into defined delivery programmes.

ARIA Collective Flourishing Programme

Funds United Kingdom AI ventures with collective flourishing programs across responsible innovation.

ARIA Enduring Atmospheric Platforms

Funds United Kingdom teams researching atmospheric platform resilience and climate adaptation technology.

ARIA Exploring Climate Cooling

Funds United Kingdom teams exploring climate cooling technologies for practical scale use.

ARIA Forecasting Tipping Points Programme

Supports United Kingdom teams building forecasting systems for resilient decision making under uncertainty.

ARIA Massively Scalable Neurotechnologies

Funds United Kingdom neurotechnology teams with scalable brain-inspired innovation and resilient deployment support.

ARIA Mathematics for Safe AI

Supports mathematical research for AI safety to make powerful systems more reliable and controllable.

ARIA Safeguarded AI Programme

Funds United Kingdom AI ventures with safeguarded technology programs for responsible models.

1 grant

ARIA Safeguarded AI Programme

Between cycles

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ARIA Opportunity Seeds

Supports early-stage proposals in United Kingdom Opportunity Spaces with seed funding for high-reward ideas.

1 grant

ARIA Rolling Opportunity Seeds

Between cycles

£20M pool

ARIA Other Opportunity Spaces

Provides multiple Opportunity Spaces in the United Kingdom with seed and programmatic research support.

1 grant

ARIA Activation Partners RFP

Closed

£100M pool

ARIA Programme Director Precision Bio

Supports United Kingdom precision medicine researchers advancing bio solutions for diagnosis and care delivery innovation.

ARIA Precision Mitochondria Programme

Funds United Kingdom bioscience teams with precision programs for mitochondria related medical research.

ARIA Precision Neurotechnologies Programme

Supports United Kingdom teams developing precision neuroscience technologies for medicine and assistive care systems.

ARIA Robot Dexterity Programme

Funds United Kingdom robotics teams for dexterity-focused innovation and hardware development.

ARIA Robust Resilient Inference

Supports United Kingdom teams developing robust inference methods for critical systems that tolerate uncertainty and change.

1 grant

ARIA Robust Resilient Inference

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ARIA Scaling Compute Programme

Supports United Kingdom compute and data infrastructure research toward scalable analytics applications with social impact.

ARIA Scaling Trust R&D Programme

Funds rigorous research in AI safety and provable AI security at early technical stages.

ARIA Scoping Our Planet

Funds planetary measurement and AI-enabled research for better understanding of Earth-system dynamics.

2 grants

Enduring Atmospheric Platforms RFP

Closed

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ARIA Forecasting Tipping Points

Between cycles

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ARIA Sustained Viral Resilience

Funds United Kingdom teams improving viral resilience through sustained health and technology research.

ARIA Synthetic Plants Programme

Funds United Kingdom teams developing synthetic and advanced plant technologies through translational support.

ARIA Universal Fabricators Programme

Funds United Kingdom manufacturers with universal fabricator support for advanced industrial production.

Parent entityDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

Last verified: 13 May 2026Source: aria.org.uk