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.
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i4i THRIVE
🇬🇧NIHR · United Kingdom
Supports NHS researchers and clinicians through NIHR i4i THRIVE, helping them develop healthcare technologies that reduce inequalities.
IP Group Balance-Sheet Equity
🇬🇧IP Group · United Kingdom
Invests directly in university spinouts across health, deep technology, and clean technology from formation through scale-up.
Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Gateway route
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Compute resources for AI-related research and development projects.
Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR supercomputers: Rapid Access route
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Rapid access to AIRR compute for AI product research and development.
Made Smarter Yorkshire & Humber — Digital Technology Grant
🇬🇧SYMCA · United Kingdom
Funds Yorkshire manufacturing small businesses through the Made Smarter programme for digital and automation upgrades.
Manchester Prize Round 2: Clean Energy Systems
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Awards a UK team a £1 million grand prize for AI that accelerates clean, net-zero energy.
MS Society Data Discovery Awards
🇬🇧MS Society UK · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom multiple sclerosis prevention research with data-discovery grants in risk and healthcare.
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.
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.
SMART FIS
🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom
Supports Welsh organizations pursuing research, development, and innovation through partnerships and grants.
SMART Partnerships
🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom
Funds Welsh business and research institution collaborations for short-term joint innovation and commercialization projects.
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.
Sovereign AI Strategic Assets Programme — Initial
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom sovereign AI growth by funding infrastructure and shared digital innovation assets.
Strathclyde Inspire Accelerator
🇬🇧Strathclyde Inspire · United Kingdom
Supports University of Strathclyde ventures through an accelerator that helps teams progress to investor-ready, mentor-backed operations.
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.
Venture Catalyst Challenge
🇬🇧Imperial Enterprise · United Kingdom
Funds accelerator and pitch support for deep-tech teams at Imperial College through an equity-free venture challenge.
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.
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.
BBSRC sLoLa
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom large-team bioscience projects through collaborative grants for high-impact innovation.
Innovate UK Venture Builder Pilot
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom university spin-outs in frontier AI, engineering biology, and advanced materials manufacturing.
2026 Pump Priming Call
🇬🇧Edge AI Hub · United Kingdom
Funds £10k, up-to-12-month interdisciplinary Edge AI research projects at Newcastle's hub.
Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Supports rapid partnerships between United Kingdom businesses and academic teams to transfer innovation into commercialization.
Access EuroHPC quantum computers through the pilot call
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Apply for quantum-computing time linked to EuroHPC supercomputers.
Advancing atmospheric and aerial autonomy
🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom
Proof-of-concept support for autonomous environmental observing capability.