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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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.
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.
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.
Defence Innovation Loans
🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom
Invests through United Kingdom Defence Innovation Loans in mature defence innovations to support late-stage commercialization.
Defence Innovation Loans/27 — Next
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Funds companies with strong defense applications through development loans and advisory support for advanced innovation.
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.
Enhanced R&D Intensive Support (ERIS) — Scheme
🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom
Provides enhanced tax relief for loss-making United Kingdom companies with intensive innovation spending.
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) — Company Certification
🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom
Offers United Kingdom startups with certification support tied to investor incentive access for high growth innovation.
EPSRC ACT Proof of Concept
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom researchers by turning high-risk ideas into proof of concept through translational innovation pilots.
EPSRC Strategic Infrastructure outlines: September 2026
🇬🇧EPSRC · United Kingdom
Funding for strategic infrastructure and resources supporting existing infrastructure.
Higgs Business Incubation Centre (Higgs BIC)
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Backs UK space, particle-physics and STFC-discipline start-ups with funding and support.
i4i FAST
🇬🇧NIHR · United Kingdom
Offers NHS-focused support for late-stage healthcare technologies to reach community delivery through NIHR i4i FAST.
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.
Patent Box — 10% Corporation Tax Rate on IP Profits
🇬🇧HMRC · United Kingdom
Offers United Kingdom innovation firms an improved tax route on qualifying intellectual property income.
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.
Return to research support bursary
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Support for researchers returning to STFC-funded academic research.
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.