Aerospace grants in the United Kingdom
Explore Aerospace grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for aircraft, propulsion, avionics, drones and advanced air mobility 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 Aerospace in the United Kingdom come first.
Showing 1-24 of 254 grants
Flexible Skills Programme — FY2026/27
🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom
Funds Welsh employers to build workforce capability, including specialist training in artificial intelligence tools.
DASA Open Call — Defence Rapid Impact (Phase 2)
🇬🇧Dstl · United Kingdom
Helps research teams and institutions for DASA Defence Rapid Impact in defense innovation, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
DASA Open Call — Emerging Innovations (Phase 1)
🇬🇧Dstl · United Kingdom
Offers research teams and institutions for DASA Emerging Innovations in defense innovation, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
Defence Innovation Fund
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom defence startups with rapid MoD contract opportunities in autonomy, robotics, and control systems.
ATI Strategic Programme
🇬🇧ATI · United Kingdom
Funds UK teams developing civil aerospace technology and research infrastructure.
ATI Non-CO2 Programme
🇬🇧ATI · United Kingdom
Funds UK technology that reduces the climate effects of aviation beyond carbon dioxide.
ATI SME Programme
🇬🇧ATI · United Kingdom
Funds UK civil aerospace projects with at least half of project costs going to SMEs.
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.
Defence Innovation Loans/27 — Next
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Funds companies with strong defense applications through development loans and advisory support for advanced innovation.
Digital Twin Adoption Accelerator
🇬🇧Catapult Network · United Kingdom
Funds a UK technology SME and its industry partner adopting digital twin technology through an Innovate UK grant delivered by Digital Catapult.
STFC PATT Travel Claim
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom astronomers at eligible institutions by reimbursing travel and subsistence costs for approved telescope access.
ATI Strategic Programme — Strategic Batch EoI
🇬🇧ATI · United Kingdom
Funds large civil aerospace industrial research in the United Kingdom through high-value technology collaboration pathways.
Aviation’s non-CO2 impacts on the climate 2026
🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom
Collaborative research on aviation’s non-CO2 climate impacts.
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK26
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom transport innovators through pre-commercial procurement for prototyping, testing, and demonstration development.
Dual-use Aviation Systems and Autonomy
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Funds UK organisations up to £1.25 million to build aviation tech for both civil and military use.
Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
A fellowship for early-career researchers building an independent STFC research niche.
Innovation Support to Operations Phase 3 — Next
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Supports fast delivery of United Kingdom military-ready solutions through research partnerships focused on operational outcomes.
Map the Gap Phase 3
🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom environmental monitoring innovation through gap mapping and advanced river and ecosystem projects.
Map the Gap Phase 3 — Riverine Relief
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom teams with aerial systems for terrain and river assessments that improve operational safety.
Particle Physics Experiment Consolidated Grants
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Supports continued United Kingdom engagement in priority particle physics experiments through STFC consolidated grants for project continuity.
Regulators' Pioneer Fund — Round 4
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom regulators with pilot innovation that improves service quality and public delivery.
STFC Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP)
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Supports invited large-scale United Kingdom particle, astronomy, and nuclear projects through STFC Projects Peer Review Panel, a route for complex funding.
BASS Kick-start
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds feasibility studies for space-enabled applications in agriculture, climate monitoring, and transport innovation.
ESA BIC — Incubation
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Provides equity-free incubation funding and business support for space-related startups across Europe.