Photonics grants in the United Kingdom

Funds a startup-led consortium building a scalable photonic quantum computing platform toward 1,000 qubits by 2030.

Open

Offers open access collaboration through Eureka Network Projects so small enterprises can join international innovation groups.

Open

Funds small and medium enterprises across Europe via Eurostars Call 11 for collaborative innovation with international partners.

Scheduled

Funds six €3–5M research projects that make integrated photonic circuits more capable, compact and power-efficient.

Between cycles

Funds late stage deep tech start ups and small businesses with combined non dilutive and growth support across technology fields.

Between cycles

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

Between cycles

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

Closed

Funds around five projects, each worth EUR 4 to 6 million, to bring multimodal photonic sensors to market across healthcare, transport and industry.

Closed

Funds up to seven projects, worth EUR 5–6 million each, on multimodal immersion technology or the optics and photonics hardware behind virtual-world headsets and sensors.

Closed

Funds around two research projects, each worth up to EUR 5 million, to develop low-power advanced materials for photonic telecom chips.

Closed

Pays one project, led by a photonic-quantum-computing startup, EUR 10 million to build toward a 1,000-qubit photonic quantum computer by 2030 with a named end-user demonstration.

Closed

Funds R&D that turns existing food-safety science — molecular methods, genomics, photonics — into deployable tools against food fraud and safety risks.

Closed

Pays one European consortium EUR 3 million to coordinate the Photonics Partnership's research roadmap, monitor its funded projects and help the sector access private and blended finance.

Closed

Funds transnational or virtual access to top research infrastructures in atmospheric chemistry or hadron physics for curiosity-driven research.

Open

Flexible early-stage funding for research organisations to progress research impact.

Open

Funding for entrepreneurship-focused doctoral training and venture creation.

Open

Supports young entrepreneurs in Wales with seed assistance and mentoring for first business launch.

Open

Apply for time on Europe's most powerful supercomputers. No cash — compute.

Open

Joint UK-Brazil research with São Paulo-based researchers.

Open

Joint UK-Luxembourg collaborative research applications through participating councils.

Open

Funding for Norway-based project co-leads in UK-led research applications.

Open

Flexible funding for strategic engineering and physical sciences research programmes.

Open

Funds Northern Ireland businesses developing products, processes, or services through Invest NI R&D grants.

Open

Part-funded innovation projects between businesses and academic partners.