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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

European Commission logo
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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.

AIHardware+1
€4MMar'27
European Commission logo
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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.

AICybersecurity+1
€7MMar'27
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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.

AIHardware+1
€3MMar'27
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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.

HardwareIoT & Edge+2
€4.8M – €5.6MMar'27
European Commission logo
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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.

MobilityHardware
€8MApr'27
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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.

MobilityHardware
€8MApr'27
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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.

SpaceAI+1
€2M – €3MSep'27
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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.

SpaceAI+2
€1.5M – €3MSep'27
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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.

HardwareAdvanced Materials
€5MSep'27
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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.

Climate TechHardware
€4M – €5MSep'27
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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.

Hardware
€7MSep'27
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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.

Energy TechBuilt Environment+3
€7MOct'27
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Enhancing physical protection of critical infrastructures

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds advanced civil-security solutions that physically protect Europe’s critical infrastructure.

HardwareIoT & Edge
€6MNov'27
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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.

Energy TechClimate Tech+2
€8.5MDec'27
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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.

Energy TechClimate Tech+2
€7.5MDec'27
EIT RawMaterials logo
Between cycles

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.

Advanced MaterialsEnergy Tech+3
€500K – €2.5M
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

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.

AerospaceAgritech+22
€1M – €12.5M
Netherlands Enterprise Agency logo
Between cycles

Eurostars Call 12 for projects

🇪🇺RVO · Netherlands

Funds innovative SME-led international R&D consortia through the Eurostars Call 12 grant process.

AIBiotech+15
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

Advanced Innovation Challenge: Accelerating Physical AI

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Supports ARPA inspired high risk demand driven Physical AI pilots with transformative deep-tech potential.

AIHardware+1
€300K
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

EIC Pathfinder Open

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Funds bottom-up research for breakthrough deep-tech, any field of science.

AerospaceAgritech+22
€4M
28DIGITAL (formerly EIT Digital) logo
Between cycles

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.

AIBiotech+11
€250K
Plexal logo
Between cycles

HMGCC Accelerate

Plexal · United Kingdom

Supports HMGCC Accelerate through a six week HMGCC and Plexal engineering programme for hardware and software security firms.

CybersecurityDefense+1
EUREKA Network logo
Between cycles

Innowwide — Next

🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational

Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.

AIBiotech+9
€60K
NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic logo
Between cycles

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.

DefenseAI+8
€100K – €400K

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