Semiconductors grants in the United Kingdom

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Pays a coordination action that connects EU and Japanese semiconductor researchers and companies to plan joint chip R&I and secure the chip supply chain.

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Funds around five chip Innovation Action projects at TRL 5-8 — pilot lines, full-scale test zones or new frameworks used in real products — anywhere on the Chips JU's 2026 roadmap.

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Funds industrial consortia that develop more sustainable, cost-effective ways to extract, process or refine raw materials used in semiconductor manufacturing.

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Pays one coordination project to map semiconductor cooperation opportunities with countries such as Japan, Korea and the United States for the Commission.

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Funds two teams prototyping ultra-low-power edge AI chip designs, tested at TRL 6-7 for real-time on-device inference in battery-powered devices.

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Funds up to four consortia building or improving open-source chip-design (EDA) tools for digital, analogue and mixed-signal design, released under an open-source licence.

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Funds consortiums including a silicon wafer manufacturer to develop cheaper, lower-energy ways to grow silicon ingots and wafers for solar cells.

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Pays one European federation of vocational-training providers up to EUR 10 million to build shared semiconductor micro-credentials and reskilling programmes.

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Funds around eight early-stage chip research projects, TRL 3-4, that develop and lab-test innovative technologies against the Chips JU's 2026 roadmap.

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Funds up to two teams building a high-performance RISC-V automotive hardware platform — processors, AI accelerators and the software tool-chain — for autonomous driving.

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Pays up to two academic consortia between EUR 1 million and EUR 10 million each to build semiconductor 'Hubs of Excellence' offering industry-aligned degree programmes.

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Pays one consortium up to EUR 15 million to run a Europe-wide chip-design skills programme, funding at least 1,000 student tape-outs over four years.

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Pays one European consortium EUR 1 million to map semiconductor regional clusters, share best practice on permitting and infrastructure, and build an online platform connecting them.

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Funds one coordination project up to EUR 1 million to build a support network and information hub for Europe's fabless semiconductor start-ups and SMEs.

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

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

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Funds Northern Ireland businesses planning R&D projects through Invest NI project-definition support.

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Funds Northern Ireland SMEs using technical service providers through Invest NI innovation support.

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Funds United Kingdom small companies with EDGE growth loans for scalable innovation.

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Funds Scottish SMEs extending academic collaborations through SFC-backed student placement vouchers.

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

Between cycles

Supports United Kingdom technology scale-up through a hybrid programme for growth firms with either raised capital or active revenue.

Between cycles

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

Between cycles

Joint UK-Luxembourg collaborative research applications through participating councils.