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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.

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Business Wales logo
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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
Cambridge Enterprise (University of Cambridge) logo
Open

University Discovery Fund — Pre-Seed

🇬🇧Cambridge Enterprise · United Kingdom

Funds early-stage university-linked science ventures through philanthropic capital to strengthen real-world implementation.

AIBiotech+4
£20K
Cambridge Enterprise (University of Cambridge) logo
Open

University Venture Fund — Investment

🇬🇧Cambridge Enterprise · United Kingdom

Funds long-run capital for Cambridge-affiliated deep-tech and life science spinouts.

AIBiotech+5
Warwick Innovations (University of Warwick) logo
Open

Warwick Innovations Proof of Concept Fund

🇬🇧Warwick Innovations · United Kingdom

Supports University of Warwick researchers with internal proof-of-concept funding so registered discoveries can move toward commercialization.

BiotechMedtech+3
UCL Business (UCLB) logo
Open

UCL Business Translational Funding

🇬🇧UCLB · United Kingdom

Offers UCL Business translational funding for teams turning research into market pilots.

BiotechMedtech+2
£25K – £500K
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Between cycles

Advanced materials: highlight notice

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Research grants for critical-minerals materials and in-situ materials measurement.

Advanced MaterialsEnergy Tech+1
Advanced Research and Invention Agency logo
Between cycles

ARIA Rolling Opportunity Seeds

🇬🇧ARIA · United Kingdom

Funds early United Kingdom proposals in artificial intelligence, climate, space, and neural interface exploration.

AIClimate Tech+3
£500K
Defence and Security Accelerator logo
Between cycles

DASA / UKDI Open Call for Innovation (paused

🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom

Supports disruptive defence and security innovation through the UKDI route during transition toward renewed innovation operations.

DefenseCybersecurity+6
Ministry of Defence logo
Between cycles

Defence Innovation Loans/27 — Next

🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom

Funds companies with strong defense applications through development loans and advisory support for advanced innovation.

DefenseHardware+5
£100K – £1M
Innovate UK logo
Between cycles

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom zero-emission vehicle makers through DRIVE35 grants for manufacturing innovation scaling.

MobilityAdvanced Manufacturing+2
Imperial Enterprise (Imperial College London) logo
Between cycles

EarthScale Cohort 3

🇬🇧Imperial Enterprise · United Kingdom

Runs a United Kingdom-wide climate-tech scaling programme through sustained support for teams building high-growth clean technology ventures.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+3
£14K
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Between cycles

Enhanced R&D Intensive Support (ERIS) — Scheme

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Provides enhanced tax relief for loss-making United Kingdom companies with intensive innovation spending.

AIBiotech+12
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Between cycles

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) — Company Certification

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Offers United Kingdom startups with certification support tied to investor incentive access for high growth innovation.

AIBiotech+14
£10M
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Between cycles

Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Supports independent research career transitions in the United Kingdom through fellowships combining academic and non-academic hosts.

AIQuantum+7
£300K
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Between cycles

Patent Box — 10% Corporation Tax Rate on IP Profits

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Offers United Kingdom innovation firms an improved tax route on qualifying intellectual property income.

BiotechHardware+8
HM Revenue and Customs logo
Between cycles

R&D Tax Relief — Merged RDEC (Scheme)

🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom

Administers United Kingdom tax-research support claims through HMRC filing workflows connected to corporate innovation activity.

AIBiotech+14
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Scottish EDGE Main — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports early-stage Scottish businesses with blended grant and loan funding for scalable growth across sectors.

AIBiotech+8
£10K – £100K
Scottish Enterprise logo
Between cycles

Scottish Enterprise Capital Grant

🇬🇧Scottish Enterprise · United Kingdom

Funds Scottish business capital expansion through discretionary support tied to modernisation and growth plans.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+2
£250K
Welsh Government logo
Between cycles

SMART FIS

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Supports Welsh organizations pursuing research, development, and innovation through partnerships and grants.

AIBiotech+6
Welsh Government logo
Between cycles

SMART Partnerships

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Funds Welsh business and research institution collaborations for short-term joint innovation and commercialization projects.

AIBiotech+6
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Social Enterprise EDGE — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports asset-locked Scottish social enterprises and charities with mission-led funding to drive community and social impact outcomes.

AIBiotech+8
£75K
UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Non-Academic Stream

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom researchers in non-academic organisations through UKRI Future Leaders non-academic fellowships to build independent innovation programmes.

AIBiotech+5
£300K – £2M
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Wild Card EDGE — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports unconventional pre-trading Scottish ventures, including sole traders and partnerships, through the Wild Card EDGE grant pathway.

AIBiotech+8
£10K – £15K
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

Young EDGE — Round 27

🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom

Supports Scottish companies led by young directors through a grant-only path in the Young EDGE category for early business development.

AIBiotech+8
£10K – £15K

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