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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.

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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
£15K – £100K
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
Innovate UK logo
Open

KTP to Round 2

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funds three-way collaboration among universities, companies, and industry experts to translate knowledge into product-led growth.

AIAgritech+7
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
Business Wales logo
Open

SMART Innovation Funding

🇬🇧Business Wales · United Kingdom

Funds Wales-based businesses of all sizes to research and develop new products, processes, or services through discretionary Welsh Government R&D grants.

AIAgritech+12
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
Business Wales logo
Open

SMART Partnerships

🇬🇧Business Wales · United Kingdom

Funds collaborative R&D between Wales-based businesses and knowledge-base partners, with the Welsh Government covering 100% of the academic or research partner's eligible costs.

AIAgritech+12
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Techstart Ventures Proof of Concept Grant

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Supports small businesses in Northern Ireland with proof-of-concept development for testing commercialization hypotheses.

AIHardware+5
£10K – £35K
Tees Valley Combined Authority logo
Open

Tees Valley Export Fund

🇬🇧TVCA · United Kingdom

Supports Tees Valley firms entering export markets through the Tees Valley Export Fund.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergy Tech+3
£3K – £10K
West Midlands Combined Authority logo
Open

West Midlands Innovation Accelerator

🇬🇧WMCA · United Kingdom

Connects West Midlands teams to United Kingdom Innovate competitions in health technology, clean technology, and advanced manufacturing innovation.

MedtechClimate Tech+3
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority logo
Open

Tech Welcome Grant

🇬🇧SYMCA · United Kingdom

Funds tech and digital businesses taking workspace in South Yorkshire with grants toward accommodation costs.

AICybersecurity+3
£5K – £10K
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Scheduled

EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Funding for strategic infrastructure and resources supporting existing infrastructure.

AIHardware+6
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK logo
Between cycles

DRIVE35 Collaborate

🇬🇧APC UK · United Kingdom

Supports industry consortia advancing zero-emission vehicle technologies toward manufacturing commercialization.

MobilityAdvanced Manufacturing+1
£2.5M – £25M
UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Industry Track

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom non-academic organisations in developing independent innovation programmes through UKRI Future Leaders Industry fellowships.

AIBiotech+5
£300K – £2M
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology logo
Between cycles

LSIMF Round 7

🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom life science manufacturing teams through LSIMF grants for facility and process innovation.

BiotechMedtech+1
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI Programme) logo
Between cycles

ATI SME Programme

🇬🇧ATI · United Kingdom

Supports global aerospace innovation teams requiring small-enterprise participation in partnerships.

AerospaceClimate Tech+2
£1.5M
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI Programme) logo
Between cycles

ATI Strategic Programme (next batch)

🇬🇧ATI · United Kingdom

Funds strategic civil aerospace research collaborations in the United Kingdom with sustained support across multiple intake windows.

AerospaceClimate Tech+2
£18M
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK logo
Between cycles

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

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