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  • Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 10, business and non-academic

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million for ambitious research and innovation projects in any sector, and tailored support to develop careers for future leaders. This funding is from UKRI.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants with supporting organisations.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered:

    • business of any size
    • charitable organisation
    • Catapult
    • public body
    • Agri-Tech Centre
    • eligible research organisation

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    23 June 2025
    Closes:
    5 November 2025

  • Contracts for Innovation: Scaling community initiatives in diet and exercise

    Organisations can apply for a share of £1.8million, inclusive of VAT, to deliver social impact through scaling community based diet and (or) exercise initiatives. Organisations must have a minimum of 1 customer and scale with up to 4 additional customers.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size that exists to provide benefits to society
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    19 May 2025
    Closes:
    18 June 2025

  • Contracts for Innovation: Quantum Sensors and PNT Missions Primer

    Organisations can apply for a share of £14 million, inclusive of VAT, to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum sensors and quantum position, navigation, and timing products and services.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size, including those based in the EU, EEA or internationally
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    19 May 2025
    Closes:
    2 July 2025

  • Contracts for Innovation: Net Zero Living Tech Trials, phase 3

    Organisations can apply for a share of £800,000, inclusive of VAT, to develop pre-commercial innovations that support Local Authorities in meeting net zero goals. Projects must include field trials to test and improve solutions ahead of commercialisation.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    19 May 2025
    Closes:
    25 June 2025

  • Contracts for Innovation: Clean Air, Phase 3

    Organisations can apply for a share of £800,000, inclusive of VAT, to further develop clean air pre-commercial innovations. They must conduct extended field trials, with potential future customers and end users, to enhance the solution.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Opening soon

    Opens:
    19 May 2025
    Closes:
    25 June 2025

  • Contracts for Innovation: DSbD Advancing CHERI Tools and software

    • Organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million, inclusive of VAT, to work on maturing and enabling the availability of CHERI Tools and Software components for RISC-V embedded devices that support the CHERI architecture extensions.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project you can:

    • be an organisation of any size
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors

    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Open now

    Opened:
    14 May 2025
    Closes:
    18 June 2025

  • Contracts for Innovation: DSbD Advancing CHERI RISC-V Devices

    Organisations can apply for a share of up to £10 million, inclusive of VAT, to accelerate the development and implementation of commercial CHERI-enabled RISC-V embedded devices.

    Eligibility

    To lead a project, you can:

    • be an organisation of any size
    • work alone or with other organisations as subcontractors
    Contracts will be awarded to a single legal entity only.

    Open now

    Opened:
    14 May 2025
    Closes:
    18 June 2025

  • Future Flight: Strategic Growth

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million for the development of next steps in integrated Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) usage. This funding is from Innovate UK and Department for Transport.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.
    You must involve at least one micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME).

    Open now

    Opened:
    12 May 2025
    Closes:
    11 June 2025

  • Future Flight: Regional Demonstrator

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £600,000 for the development of regional demonstrators of drone, electric take off and landing (eVTOL) or zero emission conventional take off and landing (CTOL) aircraft operations in the UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must be a:

    • UK registered business of any size
    • academic institution
    • research and technology (RTO)
    • charity
    • public sector organisation

    You must involve at least one micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME).

    Open now

    Opened:
    12 May 2025
    Closes:
    11 June 2025

  • Canada-UK Semiconductors

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of at least £1 million for collaboration with Canadian SMEs on joint Semiconductors projects.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to UK and Canadian collaborations only.

    To lead a project your organisation must:

    • be a UK registered business of any size

    or

    • be a Canadian incorporated, profit oriented small or medium sized enterprise (SME)

    Your collaboration must involve at least one grant claiming UK registered business and one eligible Canadian incorporated, profit orientated SME.

    Open now

    Opened:
    12 May 2025
    Closes:
    15 October 2025

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