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National Materials Innovation Programme

National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility Studies

Funds UK registered businesses conducting feasibility studies in advanced materials innovation through Innovate UK grants under the National Materials Innovation Programme.

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Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), offers Feasibility Studies grants under the National Materials Innovation Programme (NMIP) — a programme announced in the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy as part of the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan. This competition is the second round of NMIP feasibility funding. It distributes a total fund of £2,000,000 across awards of £50,000 to £10…

Advanced materials across four themes: (1) Future healthcare solutions — biocompatible and bioelectronic materials; (2) Sustainable structural systems — circularity, surface engineering, design and deployment, extreme environments; (3) Power electronics and connectivity — wide and ultra-wide bandgap materials, advanced connectivity; (4) Metamaterials and metasurfaces — telecommunications, convergent electronic-photonic technologies, thermal or mechanical metamaterials, energy security and net zero, healthcare.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.5 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.6–9 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.30%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.£2M

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk