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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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.
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.
AWS Imagine Grant (UK) — One
🇬🇧AWS · United States
Funds United Kingdom charities using cloud services and artificial intelligence for social benefit programs.
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.
ARIA Activation Partners RFP
🇬🇧ARIA · United Kingdom
Offers collaboration opportunities for United Kingdom organizations designing advanced activity hubs across strategic AI opportunity spaces.
Artificial Intelligence Kick-Start
🇮🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds feasibility studies that combine artificial intelligence with space data.
Biological Influence on Ocean Carbon: Novel Modelling Approaches
🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom
Offers funding for United Kingdom researchers developing novel ocean carbon models in deep, open water systems and climate-relevant science.
Biosecurity Frontiers
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom innovators building systems to detect and respond to biological risk faster.
Biosecurity Frontiers
🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom biosecurity teams with innovation in sensing, diagnostics, and preventive systems.
Biosecurity Frontiers
🇬🇧UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds UK-based organisations developing biosecurity innovations across biodetection, AI diagnostics, and non-pharmaceutical protective systems for national security.
Dementia Frontiers Fund — Main grant awards
🇬🇧ARUK · United Kingdom
Supports flagship dementia teams with major follow-on grant opportunities to strengthen real-world implementation.
Dementia Frontiers Fund — Seed funding stage
🇬🇧ARUK · United Kingdom
Funds interdisciplinary seed teams shaping dementia proposals for larger follow-on awards.
Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Supports England's digital inclusion ambitions with local authority pilots that create accessible innovation for communities.
Doctoral Focal Award: Environmental Evidence Synthesis
🇬🇧ESRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom doctoral researchers in environmental evidence synthesis with dedicated innovation research funding.