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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DSIT Fellowship — Cohort 4
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Supports technology experts joining DSIT through fellowship placements that pair policy experience with hands-on innovation.
Earth Observation Missions and Technology Innovation Call 1
🇬🇧UKSA · United Kingdom
Early-stage Earth Observation satellite instrument and hardware development
Enduring Atmospheric Platforms RFP
🇬🇧ARIA · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom atmospheric platform research collaborations focused on resilient high-altitude communication infrastructure.
EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships Round 7
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom business-academia teams through partnerships that build strategic innovation in priority sectors.
Expression of interest: Japan-UK joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Joint UK-Japan research partnerships in advanced connectivity technologies.
Frontier AI Benchmarking Datasets
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom AI researchers by building shared benchmark datasets for stronger and fairer innovation.
Future Internet Kick-Start
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds Kick-start studies exploring space-enabled Future Internet applications.
Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Academic Track
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom research leaders in all disciplines to build independent programmes via UKRI Future Leaders Academic fellowships.
Innovation Loans Round 23
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom late-stage ventures with long-term patient government loans.
Innovation Support to Operations Phase 3
🇬🇧UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds UK-registered companies delivering manufacturable, TRL 6-ready defence technology innovations scalable to operational use within twelve months.
Integrated Transport Digital Twin
🇬🇧DfT · United Kingdom
Capital funding for shortlisted authorities to trial integrated transport digital twins.
International Digital Technical Standards Grant Scheme 2026-29: Improving Proficiency, Capacity and Participation
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Funding for digital technical standards learning, participation and capability.
Longitude Prize on ALS
🇬🇧Challenge Works · United Kingdom
Funds AI-driven ALS drug-discovery teams through four stages worth up to £7.5 million total.
MassChallenge UK Accelerator
🇬🇧MassChallenge UK · United Kingdom
Provides MassChallenge United Kingdom Accelerator participants with growth coaching, customer discovery, and investor preparation.
NHS Cancer Programme — Innovation Call 4
🇬🇧SBRI Healthcare · United Kingdom
Funds companies deploying market-ready cancer detection and care innovations across the NHS.
Regulators' Pioneer Fund — Round 4
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom regulators with pilot innovation that improves service quality and public delivery.
Second Manchester Prize
🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom
Awards up to £1 million to the best UK AI solution for clean energy and net zero.
Strathclyde Inspire Innovation Challenge
🇬🇧Strathclyde Inspire · United Kingdom
Supports University of Strathclyde students with early startup ideas through a competition that rewards market-ready commercial thinking.
UK Japan Civil Nuclear Research Programme 2026
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Research funding for UK-Japan nuclear decommissioning projects.
UK-Switzerland Collaborative R&D
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Funds UK businesses doing joint R&D in specific technology areas with Swiss partners through Innovate UK bilateral competition rounds.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Academic Stream
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Supports early-career United Kingdom researchers at universities and institutes through UKRI Future Leaders Academic fellowships for independent research leadership.
Video Games and Gambling-Related Harms
🇬🇧ESRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom studies on video games and gambling through multidisciplinary innovation on safer engagement.
Foundational Economy Innovation Fund Scale Up Phase
GMCA · United Kingdom
Funds FEIF testing grantees scaling everyday-economy innovation projects through follow-on grants.
Foundational Economy Innovation Fund Testing Phase
GMCA · United Kingdom
Funds Greater Manchester businesses testing everyday-economy innovation projects through FEIF grants.