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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Defence Innovation Loan/26 Cycle 5
🇬🇧UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Offers United Kingdom defence innovation teams a government-backed low interest loan route through an official loan programme.
Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition: Deployment Trials
🇬🇧Innovate UK · United Kingdom
Funds UK business-led collaborations running real-world deployment trials of clean maritime technologies through Innovate UK match grants.
Defence Innovation Loans
🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom
Invests through United Kingdom Defence Innovation Loans in mature defence innovations to support late-stage commercialization.
Earth Observation Missions and Technology Innovation Call 1
🇬🇧UKSA · United Kingdom
Early-stage Earth Observation satellite instrument and hardware development
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.
Innovation Support to Operations Phase 3 — Next
🇬🇧MoD · United Kingdom
Supports fast delivery of United Kingdom military-ready solutions through research partnerships focused on operational outcomes.
Map the Gap Phase 3
🇬🇧DASA · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom environmental monitoring innovation through gap mapping and advanced river and ecosystem projects.