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ARIA Scaling Trust R&D Programme

Funds rigorous research in AI safety and provable AI security at early technical stages.

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ARIA Scaling Trust R&D Programme 2026 sits under the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, the UK's crown body for high-risk research. Its focus is narrow and technical: AI safety and provable AI security, not general-purpose AI commercialization.

The programme uses grants from £100,000 to £3 million, with a median award around £800,000, and it runs on an annual cadence. It is open to for-profi…

Max award£3M
Realistic median£800K
Success rate10–20%
Decision time—

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 11 May 2026Source: aria.org.uk