Grants by country and industry

Advanced Materials grants in the United Kingdom

Explore Advanced Materials grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for novel materials, composites, nanomaterials, coatings and materials science 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 Materials in the United Kingdom come first.

Showing 217-240 of 425 grants

European Commission logo
Closed

Strategic Partnerships for Raw Materials: Innovative Approaches for sustainable production of Critical Raw Materials

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds joint EU-and-partner-country projects that extract or process critical raw materials more sustainably, pairing an EU downstream user with industry from one of four named strategic-partner country groups.

Advanced Materials
€7.5M
European Commission logo
Closed

Substances of concern and emerging pollutants from bio-based industries and products: mapping and replacement

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds R&D into bio-based alternatives that replace hazardous chemicals like PFAS in industrial products and processes.

BiotechAdvanced Materials
€5M
European Commission logo
Closed

Sustainable processing and refining of raw materials to produce battery grade Li-ion battery materials

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds demonstrations that refine primary or secondary raw materials into battery-grade lithium-ion metals and active materials in Europe.

Energy TechAdvanced Materials
€10M
European Commission logo
Closed

Technologies for critical raw materials and strategic raw materials from end-of-life products

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds industrial-scale recycling and re-use technology that recovers critical and strategic raw materials from end-of-life products such as batteries, electronics and vehicles.

Advanced Materials
€8M
European Commission logo
Closed

Thematic Networks of Excellence for AI in Science (RAISE pilot)

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds a network of leading European research labs applying AI to a specific scientific field, piloting a virtual AI-in-science institute across Europe.

AIAdvanced Materials
€15M
European Commission logo
Closed

Towards commercialisation of Perovskite PV and development of dedicated manufacturing equipment (EUPI-PV Partnership)

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds development of manufacturing equipment and stability fixes needed to commercialise perovskite solar cells.

Energy TechAdvanced Materials+1
€8M
European Commission logo
Closed

Using captured CO2 as a resource to replace fossil hydrocarbons in industrial production

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds two projects, worth up to EUR 7 million each, developing ways to convert captured CO2 into synthetic fuels, chemicals or materials that can replace fossil feedstocks.

Climate TechAdvanced Materials
€7M
European Commission logo
Closed

Waste-to-value devices - circular production of renewable fuels, chemicals and materials

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds research turning hard-to-recycle waste streams like plastics, flue gases and desalination brine into fuels, chemicals and materials, with EU contributions up to EUR 4 million per project.

Advanced MaterialsEnergy Tech+2
€500K – €4M
Welsh Government logo
Open

Young Person's Start Up Grant

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Supports young entrepreneurs in Wales with seed assistance and mentoring for first business launch.

£2KMar'27
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Grant for Research & Development

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland businesses developing products, processes, or services through Invest NI R&D grants.

Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Project Definition

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland businesses planning R&D projects through Invest NI project-definition support.

£100K
Invest Northern Ireland logo
Open

Technical Development Incentive

🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom

Funds Northern Ireland SMEs using technical service providers through Invest NI innovation support.

£15K
Innovate UK logo
Open

Innovate UK EDGE Growth Loans

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Funds United Kingdom small companies with EDGE growth loans for scalable innovation.

£100K – £1M
Scottish Funding Council logo
Open

SFC Student Placement Innovation Vouchers

🇬🇧SFC · United Kingdom

Funds Scottish SMEs extending academic collaborations through SFC-backed student placement vouchers.

£1K – £8K
UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Access EuroHPC supercomputers for research computing

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Apply for time on Europe's most powerful supercomputers. No cash — compute.

AI
Plexal logo
Between cycles

Barclays Eagle Labs x Plexal Scaleup Programme

🇬🇧Plexal · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom technology scale-up through a hybrid programme for growth firms with either raised capital or active revenue.

UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Collaborate with researchers in Brazil

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Joint UK-Brazil research with São Paulo-based researchers.

UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Collaborate with researchers in Luxembourg

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Joint UK-Luxembourg collaborative research applications through participating councils.

UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

Collaborate with researchers in Norway

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Funding for Norway-based project co-leads in UK-led research applications.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Between cycles

EPSRC Programme grant full proposal

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Flexible funding for strategic engineering and physical sciences research programmes.

Strathclyde Inspire — University of Strathclyde logo
Between cycles

Exploring Entrepreneurship Challenge

🇬🇧Strathclyde Inspire · United Kingdom

Supports Strathclyde community teams building entrepreneurial skills through a practical team challenge program.

£2K
Innovate UK logo
Between cycles

Knowledge Transfer Partnership

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Part-funded innovation projects between businesses and academic partners.

Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Regional EDGE

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports Regional EDGE programmes for early-stage Scottish businesses across four regions via local delivery partners.

£10K – £50K
British Business Bank logo
Between cycles

Start Up Loans

🇬🇧BBB · United Kingdom

Funds UK founders starting or growing a young business with a government-backed personal loan and 12 months of mentoring.

£500 – £25K

Browse by Category