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Grants in the United Kingdom

Explore grants for companies in the United Kingdom. This directory includes national and regional funding 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 the United Kingdom come first.

Showing 265-288 of 2,193 grants

Science and Technology Facilities Council logo
Between cycles

Return to research support bursary

🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom

Support for researchers returning to STFC-funded academic research.

Hardware
£3K
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

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.

AIBiotech+8
£10K – £100K
Scottish Enterprise logo
Between cycles

Scottish Enterprise Capital Grant

🇬🇧Scottish Enterprise · United Kingdom

Funds Scottish business capital expansion through discretionary support tied to modernisation and growth plans.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+2
£250K
Cancer Research UK logo
Between cycles

Senior Cancer Research Fellowship

🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom

Supports established United Kingdom cancer scientists with senior fellowships for sustained innovation leadership.

BiotechMedtech
£1.8M
Welsh Government logo
Between cycles

SMART FIS

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Supports Welsh organizations pursuing research, development, and innovation through partnerships and grants.

AIBiotech+6
Welsh Government logo
Between cycles

SMART Partnerships

🇬🇧Welsh Gov · United Kingdom

Funds Welsh business and research institution collaborations for short-term joint innovation and commercialization projects.

AIBiotech+6
Scottish EDGE logo
Between cycles

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.

AIBiotech+8
£75K
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority logo
Between cycles

South Yorkshire Adult Skills Fund

🇬🇧SYMCA · United Kingdom

Supports adults in South Yorkshire with free employability and skills training through funded local providers.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology logo
Between cycles

Sovereign AI Strategic Assets Programme — Initial

🇬🇧DSIT · United Kingdom

Supports United Kingdom sovereign AI growth by funding infrastructure and shared digital innovation assets.

AIBiotech+3
£1M – £9M
British Heart Foundation logo
Between cycles

Special Project Grants

🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom

Funds large basic-science cardiovascular projects costing over £500,000 or 4+ years.

Medtech
£500K
Academy of Medical Sciences logo
Between cycles

Springboard Awards

🇬🇧AMS · United Kingdom

Funds early-career biomedical scientists with up to £125,000 over two years.

Biotech
£125K
British Business Bank logo
Between cycles

Start Up Loans

🇬🇧BBB · United Kingdom

Funds UK founders starting or growing a young business with a government-backed personal loan and 12 months of mentoring.

£500 – £25K
Strathclyde Inspire — University of Strathclyde logo
Between cycles

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.

AIBiotech+5
£5K
EIT Health logo
Between cycles

Transformative Health Instrument

🇬🇧EIT Health · European Union

Gives for-profit health SMEs a EUR 400,000-500,000 grant that converts to an equity option, with a 30% co-funding requirement.

BiotechMedtech
€400K – €500K
British Heart Foundation logo
Between cycles

Translational Pump Priming Awards

🇬🇧BHF · United Kingdom

Pays up to £50,000 for quick proof-of-concept work on cardiovascular innovations.

MedtechBiotech
£50K
Natural Environment Research Council logo
Between cycles

UK International Ocean Drilling Programme moratorium awards

🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom

Funding for research associated with an IODP3 expedition or SPARC project.

Climate Tech
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK logo
Between cycles

UKCAAR Feasibility Sprint

🇬🇧APC UK · United Kingdom

Funds United Kingdom academic teams for feasibility studies advancing zero-emission automotive innovation.

MobilityAdvanced Manufacturing
£30K – £90K
UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

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.

AIBiotech+5
£300K – £2M
UK Research and Innovation logo
Between cycles

UKRI-SBE lead agency opportunity

🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom

Collaborative UK-US research across overlapping UKRI and NSF/SBE remits.

Biotech
£1M
Medical Research Council logo
Between cycles

Using the ‘Our Future Health’ data resource for research

🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom

Data access support for MRC-funded health research using Our Future Health.

Medtech
Imperial Enterprise (Imperial College London) logo
Between cycles

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.

AIRobotics+4
£20K
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) logo
Between cycles

Water Breakthrough Challenge 7

🇬🇧Ofwat · United Kingdom

Funds highly collaborative water-sector innovation projects led by an appointed English or Welsh water company, with up to £50 million available across two streams (Catalyst: £150k-£2m; Transform: £2m-£10m).

Climate TechBuilt Environment
£150K – £10M
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) logo
Between cycles

Water Efficiency Lab 2 (WEL 2)

🇬🇧Ofwat · United Kingdom

Funds UK water-sector innovators tackling customer-side leakage with grants of £150,000 to £1.5 million.

Climate TechBuilt Environment
£150K – £1.5M
Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) logo
Between cycles

Water Innovation Implementation Programme

🇬🇧Ofwat · United Kingdom

Funds water companies to move proven water-sector innovations from trial into routine practice at scale across England and Wales.

Climate TechBuilt Environment
£100K – £1M

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