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19 competitions

  • Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high impact on near term quantum computing systems.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    Open now

    Opened:
    4 August 2026
    Closes:
    16 September 2026

  • Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £14.3 million to accelerate the adoption of quantum enabled position, navigation, and timing (PNT) and sensing technologies by addressing specific technical and commercial barriers.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.

    To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size. The consortium must contain at least one UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.

    Open now

    Opened:
    4 August 2026
    Closes:
    16 September 2026

  • Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for project development studies to support the development of ultra long duration battery energy storage demonstrators in the UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.

    To lead a collaborative project or to work alone, your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    The consortium may also contain one or more of the following organisation types:

    • other UK registered business
    • academic institution
    • research and technology organisation (RTO)
    • charity
    • not for profit
    • public sector organisation

    Open now

    Opened:
    3 August 2026
    Closes:
    30 September 2026

  • Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £20 million to develop innovative solutions for automation and robotics in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This funding is from the Farming Futures R&D fund.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    Open now

    Opened:
    3 August 2026
    Closes:
    30 September 2026

  • Farming Innovation Programme: Feasibility Round 5

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million for feasibility projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a collaborative project your organisation must:
    • be a UK registered business of any size, including sole traders and partnerships
    • collaborate with other UK organisations

    Open now

    Opened:
    15 July 2026
    Closes:
    9 September 2026

  • ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 10

    Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants only.
    To apply for this grant your organisation must:
    • be an active farming, growing or forestry business of any size based in England
    • be able to evidence that you are an established business, including sole traders and partnerships
    • have a UK bank account

    Closing soon

    Opened:
    2 July 2026
    Closes:
    12 August 2026

  • UK-Switzerland CR&D Round 3

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for innovative projects in specific technology areas. You must collaborate with at least one Swiss implementation partner applying under the equivalent Swiss Innosuisse programme.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to UK and Swiss collaborations only.

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

    • business of any size
    • must be or involve at least one grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME)
    • collaborate with a Swiss implementation partner and at least one research institute

    Open now

    Opened:
    1 July 2026
    Closes:
    3 September 2026

  • Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device level hardware and associated software to meet the scale, programmability, and runtime performance needs of universal fault tolerant quantum computers.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only. To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size or a research and technology organisation (RTO).

    Open now

    Opened:
    27 June 2026
    Closes:
    18 September 2026

  • DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3

    UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects. Projects will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to collaborations only.
    To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered business of any size.

    Open now

    Opened:
    26 June 2026
    Closes:
    16 September 2026

  • Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1

    UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million for industrial research projects to explore industrial strategy aligned Createch innovation. This funding is from Innovate UK.

    Eligibility

    This competition is open to single applicants or collaborations.

    To lead a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.

    To work alone your organisation must be a UK registered SME.

    Closing soon

    Opened:
    23 June 2026
    Closes:
    11 August 2026

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