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.
Showing 97-120 of 335 grants
Digital Technology Foresight Forum
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €4M coordination action to spot future digital technologies and connect the people who can bring them into use.
European Leadership in Global Digital Standards
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a €7M action that helps European experts lead global digital standards and gives SMEs and researchers a stronger voice in ICT rule-making.
Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 Ecosystem
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €3M coordination action to build an open, trustworthy and competitive European Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 ecosystem.
Virtual Worlds: Immersive Hardware and Haptics
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €4.8–5.6M research projects building smaller, smarter and more realistic hardware for inclusive virtual-world experiences.
Horizon EV Fire Safety in Confined Spaces
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one €8M project to prevent, detect and contain electric-vehicle fires in garages, depots, ferryboats and other confined spaces.
Horizon High-Voltage Heavy-Duty Electric Powertrains
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €8M Innovation Actions that make electric heavy-duty vehicles more efficient, modular and ready for megawatt charging.
Digital Autonomy for Space Transportation
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €2–3M projects that bring autonomous flight, digital design and simulation tools to competitive European space transportation.
Space Partnership: Connected Earth Observation and SatCom
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €1.5–3M projects linking Earth observation and SatCom technologies for resilient, secure and commercially useful space services.
Horizon Circular Electronics
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €5M projects to make electronics easier to repair, reuse and recycle, recover critical raw materials and extend product life.
Horizon Circular Repair & Refurbishment
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €4–5M projects that give professionals and communities the skills and services to repair and refurbish products for longer use.
Horizon Ecosystem Restoration Technology
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €7M innovation projects that make ecosystem protection and restoration more effective across land, freshwater and sea.
Urban LVDC Microgrid Demonstrations
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €7M projects that prove safe, efficient LVDC microgrids in buildings and help cities replicate them through digital twins.
Enhancing physical protection of critical infrastructures
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds advanced civil-security solutions that physically protect Europe’s critical infrastructure.
Horizon Energy: Hydropower Plant Refurbishment
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €8.5M projects that modernise existing hydropower plants for efficient, flexible and climate-resilient electricity generation.
Retrofitting Infrastructure for Energy Storage
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds €7.5M projects that turn obsolete energy and industrial infrastructure into secure, circular energy storage for a more flexible grid.
EIT RawMaterials KAVA Call 14 — Upscaling
🇪🇺EIT RawMaterials · European Union
Supports research teams and institutions for EIT RawMaterials KAVA Upscaling in materials science, energy systems, and climate technology.
EIC Accelerator Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds late stage deep tech start ups and small businesses with combined non dilutive and growth support across technology fields.
Eurostars Call 12 for projects
🇪🇺RVO · Netherlands
Funds innovative SME-led international R&D consortia through the Eurostars Call 12 grant process.
Advanced Innovation Challenge: Accelerating Physical AI
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports ARPA inspired high risk demand driven Physical AI pilots with transformative deep-tech potential.
EIC Pathfinder Open
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds bottom-up research for breakthrough deep-tech, any field of science.
EIT Digital Co-Creation Accelerator
🇪🇺28DIGITAL · European Union
Funds early-stage deep tech startups developing solutions at TRL 4-5 in collaboration with industry partners through a 4-month co-creation programme.
HMGCC Accelerate
Plexal · United Kingdom
Supports HMGCC Accelerate through a six week HMGCC and Plexal engineering programme for hardware and software security firms.
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🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.
NATO DIANA Challenge Programme
NATO DIANA · Global / Multinational
Funds for-profit deep-tech companies from any NATO member nation that are developing dual-use solutions to critical defence and security challenges, through competitive annual and dynamic challenge calls.