ARIA Activation Partners (Cohort 2)
Backs deep-tech consortia and organizations moving research into defined delivery programmes.
ARIA Activation Partners (Cohort 2) sits under the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, a UK crown body. The call seeks up to 10 new activation partners and carries a total budget of about £100 million, with the cohort structured as a one-off grant route for deep-tech opportunities. Awards run from £200,000 to £10 million, with a median actual award of £2 million. UK and international research organisations and companies can apply, for-profit applicants are required, nonprofits are allowed, and individuals are excluded. The technical window runs from TRL 2 to TRL 5, with no match funding requirement and no room to stack another award covering the same scope. The route suits teams that can turn an open-ended research opportunity into a defined programme of work and show why the problem deserves a dedicated funding channel. The strongest fit is a consortium or organisation with enough technical breadth to move across sectors, clear delivery capacity, and a proposal that stays within the single-scope limits of the call.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: One-off.