Hardware grants in the United Kingdom
Explore Hardware grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This list brings together funding for electronics, devices, sensors, prototyping and hardware startups 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 Hardware in the United Kingdom come first.
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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.
OCC Launch
🇬🇧Edinburgh Innovations · United Kingdom
Offers OCC Launch pre-seed support for University of Edinburgh associated companies at their earliest development stage.
OCC Ventures
🇬🇧Edinburgh Innovations · United Kingdom
Backs University of Edinburgh associated companies through OCC Ventures with seed and Series A co-investment.
Parkwalk EIS Funds (IP Group)
🇬🇧IP Group · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom university spinouts through Parkwalk-managed equity vehicles focused on deep, health, and clean technology.
Return to research support bursary
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Support for researchers returning to STFC-funded academic research.
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) — Company Certification
🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom
Offers United Kingdom start-up founders investment support through certified tax relief for early innovation and development.
SFC Interface Innovation Vouchers
🇬🇧SFC · United Kingdom
Offers voucher-based projects so Scottish organizations can work with universities on urgent innovation needs.
SMART Innovation Funding
🇬🇧Business Wales · United Kingdom
Funds Wales-based businesses of all sizes to research and develop new products, processes, or services through discretionary Welsh Government R&D grants.
SMART Innovation Funding
🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom
Funds Welsh organizations developing new or significantly improved products, processes, and services.
SMART Partnerships
🇬🇧Business Wales · United Kingdom
Funds collaborative R&D between Wales-based businesses and knowledge-base partners, with the Welsh Government covering 100% of the academic or research partner's eligible costs.
Techstart Ventures Proof of Concept Grant
🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom
Supports small businesses in Northern Ireland with proof-of-concept development for testing commercialization hypotheses.
US-Ireland R&D Partnership
🇮🇪Research Ireland · Ireland
Funds tri jurisdiction collaboration between the United States, Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland through a science and technology partnership.
Warwick Innovations Proof of Concept Fund
🇬🇧Warwick Innovations · United Kingdom
Supports University of Warwick researchers with internal proof-of-concept funding so registered discoveries can move toward commercialization.
Tech Welcome Grant
🇬🇧SYMCA · United Kingdom
Funds tech and digital businesses taking workspace in South Yorkshire with grants toward accommodation costs.
EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Funding for strategic infrastructure and resources supporting existing infrastructure.
High performance compute resources for EPSRC communities
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Funding for compute hardware serving engineering and physical sciences communities.
Future Leaders Fellowships Round 11 — Industry Track
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom non-academic organisations in developing independent innovation programmes through UKRI Future Leaders Industry fellowships.
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.
Unlocking advanced capabilities in conservation and heritage science
🇬🇧AHRC · United Kingdom
Capital funding for conservation and heritage science facilities.
Projects Peer Review Panel (PPRP) 2027
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Funding for large or complex projects in specified STFC scientific areas.
Cluster Acceleration Programme — Phase 1
🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom
Supports Northern Ireland small and medium enterprise-led cluster groups to test collaborative business models before entering growth phases.
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
🇬🇧UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Provides United Kingdom Defence Innovation Loans financing for mature defence solutions needing capital before full commercialization.
EarthScale Cohort 3
🇬🇧Imperial Enterprise · United Kingdom
Runs a United Kingdom-wide climate-tech scaling programme through sustained support for teams building high-growth clean technology ventures.