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AI grants in the United Kingdom

Explore AI grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for machine learning, foundation models, AI infrastructure and applied AI 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 AI in the United Kingdom come first.

Showing 1-24 of 602 grants

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Open

Optical wireless communications research and testing facility

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Funding to establish a national optical wireless communications test facility.

AIDefense+4
£7.1MSep'26
Science and Technology Facilities Council logo
Open

Doctoral focal awards in data-intensive sciences

🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom

Funding for doctoral training in data-intensive sciences.

AI
£2.1MSep'26
Innovate UK logo
Open

DRIVE35 innovation fund: collaborate three

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Collaborative R&D for zero emission vehicle technologies and manufacturing.

MobilityEnergy Tech+3
£2.5M – £20MSep'26
Innovate UK logo
Open

Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Build quantum software that solves a named industrial problem better than classical methods.

QuantumAI
£300K – £4MSep'26
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology logo
Open

AI Growth Lab

🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom

Regulatory engagement for AI use cases in legal services.

AI
Sep'26
Science and Technology Facilities Council logo
Open

Early Independence: Ernest Rutherford Fellowships 2026

🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom

A fellowship for early-career researchers building an independent STFC research niche.

AerospaceAI+3
£6MSep'26
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Open

Japan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Collaborative UK-Japan research in advanced connectivity technologies.

AIIoT & Edge+4
£1.1MOct'26
IJ
Open

An AI Foundation Toxicology Model and Framework to Support Waiving a Second Species in Drug Safety Studies

🇨🇦IHI JU · European Union

Funds development of an AI toxicology model that lets drug developers waive costly second-species animal safety testing.

MedtechAI
€9MOct'26
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Open

EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure 2026

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Funding for strategic infrastructure and resources to support existing infrastructure.

HardwareAI
Oct'26
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Open

Future computing paradigms Network Plus

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Build a multidisciplinary network for future computing paradigms.

AIHardware+4
£2.8MOct'26
Innovate UK logo
Open

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

A university and a business share a graduate for a project neither could run alone.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergy Tech+3
£75K – £750KOct'26
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council logo
Open

Next generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI

🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom

Funding for speculative, high-risk fundamental research in explainable AI.

AI
£603KOct'26
Natural Environment Research Council logo
Open

Advancing atmospheric and aerial autonomy

🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom

Proof-of-concept support for autonomous environmental observing capability.

RoboticsIoT & Edge+3
£300K – £1MOct'26
Medical Research Council logo
Open

Collaborate with the UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Test an academic-industry functional-genomics idea and generate early data.

BiotechMedtech+1
Nov'26
Medical Research Council logo
Open

UKRI translation: MRC proof of concept: stage two

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Funding for invited academic-led translational health projects.

BiotechMedtech+3
Nov'26
UK Research and Innovation logo
Open

Transformative sustainable AI technologies

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Funding for speculative, high-risk research on sustainable AI technologies.

AIHardware+2
£603KNov'26
Medical Research Council logo
Open

UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Single-step support for high-risk medical product development.

AIBiotech+2
£50K – £300KNov'26
Medical Research Council logo
Open

UK Obesity Research Institute: full application

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Establish a collaborative institute for mechanistic obesity research.

BiotechMedtech+1
Nov'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
Arts and Humanities Research Council logo
Open

Focal awards: multilingual futures for UK growth and connectivity

🇬🇧AHRC · United Kingdom

Doctoral training in language-grounded research through HEI-led consortia.

AIDefense
Jan'27
DB
Open

Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups

🇬🇧DBT · United Kingdom

Visa-fee reimbursement for eligible international hires at UK scale-ups.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+3
£500 – £25KMar'27
Welsh Government logo
Open

Flexible Skills Programme — 2026/27 Tranche

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

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

AI
£50KMar'27
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
Innovate UK logo
Open

Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6

🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom

Supports rapid partnerships between United Kingdom businesses and academic teams to transfer innovation into commercialization.

AIAgritech+7

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