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Advanced Manufacturing grants in the United Kingdom

Explore Advanced Manufacturing grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for additive manufacturing, automation, digital factories and industrial innovation from UK innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in the United Kingdom, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Advanced Manufacturing in the United Kingdom come first.

Showing 1-24 of 370 grants

Innovate UK logo
Open

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund drawdown five

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Build the UK plant that makes zero emission vehicle technology at real volume.

MobilityAdvanced Manufacturing+2
£2.5M – £20MNov'26
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology logo
Open

International Bilateral Fund - Call 3

🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom

Funding for UK-led space projects with international partners.

SpaceAdvanced Manufacturing
£1M – £1.5MNov'26
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology logo
Open

National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3

🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom

Co-funded R&D for UK space technologies, applications and services

SpaceAdvanced Manufacturing+1
£150K – £2MNov'26
Great British Energy logo
Open

Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks

🇬🇧GBE · United Kingdom

Capital grants for UK manufacturing of critical offshore wind and network components.

Energy TechAdvanced Manufacturing
£1 – £300MDec'26
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Cluster Acceleration Programme — Phase 1

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Supports Northern Ireland small and medium enterprise-led cluster groups to test collaborative business models before entering growth phases.

Advanced ManufacturingAgritech+4
£55KDec'26
Innovate UK logo
Open

UK-Singapore CRD 2026

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funding for UK-Singapore industrial research collaborations.

AIBiotech+7
£100K – £900KDec'26
Welsh Government logo
Open

Flexible Skills Programme — FY2026/27

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Funds Welsh employers to build workforce capability, including specialist training in artificial intelligence tools.

AIAdvanced Manufacturing+2
£50KMar'27
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology logo
Open

Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot

🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom

Capital grants for large-scale UK life sciences R&D investments.

BiotechMedtech+1
£5M – £25MApr'28
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Agri-Food Investment Initiative

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Supports Northern Ireland agri-food enterprises through agri-food investment partnerships for applied innovation.

AgritechFood Tech+1
£5M
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK logo
Open

Automotive Transformation Fund — EOI

🇬🇧APC UK · United Kingdom

Funds United Kingdom electric-vehicle manufacturing transformation through production-oriented capital support to strengthen real-world implementation.

MobilityAdvanced Manufacturing+1
West Midlands Combined Authority logo
Open

DRIVE35 Supplier Readiness and Transformation Fund

🇬🇧WMCA · United Kingdom

Funds West Midlands businesses scaling EV supply-chain manufacturing capacity through capital grants.

MobilityAdvanced Manufacturing+5
£250K – £3M
Innovate UK logo
Open

Eurostars Call 11 (UK)

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funds United Kingdom firms in multinational innovation consortia for export readiness.

AIBiotech+8
£360K
Faraday Institution logo
Open

Faraday Institution Industry Sprints

🇬🇧Faraday Institution · United Kingdom

Offers short-term battery-industry projects addressing concrete technical challenges with direct company partnerships.

Energy TechAdvanced Materials+1
Greater Manchester Combined Authority logo
Open

GM Advance

🇬🇧GMCA · United Kingdom

Invests in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom advanced manufacturing and materials firms through subsidized finance for growth and relocation.

Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Materials
Innovate UK logo
Open

Innovate UK Themed Competitions

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funds sector-themed innovation competitions in the United Kingdom for hydrogen, manufacturing, agri-tech, health, and AI.

AgritechAI+13
£25K – £5M
Strathclyde Inspire — University of Strathclyde logo
Open

Inspire100 Pitching Competition

🇬🇧Strathclyde Inspire · United Kingdom

Supports University of Strathclyde startups and spinouts through Inspire100 pitching events and prize opportunities.

AIBiotech+6
£3K – £10K
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Invest NI Grant for R&D

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Supports Northern Ireland businesses through Invest NI with innovation grants that strengthen future growth projects.

AIHardware+4
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Invest NI KTP — NI Top-Up

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Supports small and growth-minded Northern Ireland firms through knowledge transfer partnerships with graduate development placements.

AIHardware+4
Tees Valley Combined Authority logo
Open

Made Smarter Adoption North East

🇬🇧TVCA · United Kingdom

Supports Tees Valley manufacturers through advisory and equipment grants after digital workshops.

Advanced ManufacturingRobotics+2
£4K – £20K
Scottish Enterprise logo
Open

Scottish Enterprise R&D Grant

🇬🇧Scottish Enterprise · United Kingdom

Funds Scottish firms through Scottish Enterprise grants to develop new products, processes, and services.

AIBiotech+7
£250K
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Open

Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) — Company Certification

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Offers United Kingdom start-up founders investment support through certified tax relief for early innovation and development.

AIBiotech+14
£250K
Scottish Funding Council logo
Open

SFC Interface Innovation Vouchers

🇬🇧SFC · United Kingdom

Offers voucher-based projects so Scottish organizations can work with universities on urgent innovation needs.

AIBiotech+9
£5K
Tees Valley Combined Authority logo
Open

Skills Bootcamps Tees Valley

🇬🇧TVCA · United Kingdom

Offers adult reskilling in Tees Valley via Skills Bootcamps with employer participation and completion outcomes.

AIBiotech+4
Welsh Government logo
Open

SMART Innovation Funding

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Funds Welsh organizations developing new or significantly improved products, processes, and services.

AIBiotech+6

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