🇬🇧 United Kingdom startup funding
48 open programs · 9+ funding bodies covered
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- Innovate UK25
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)14
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)11
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)7
- Medical Research Council (MRC)7
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)6
- UK Research and Innovation4
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)2
- Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)1
Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
D-5Innovate UKNeeds verificationUltra long duration energy storage project development studies
D-5Innovate UKNeeds verificationAdvanced manufacturing: measurement and sensing pilot
D-12Innovate UKNeeds verificationKnowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3
D-19Innovate UKNeeds verificationUKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept 2026
D-19Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)£100K ~ £800KMedicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1
D-19Innovate UKNeeds verificationInvestor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors
D-19Innovate UKNeeds verificationFarming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Round 5
D-19Innovate UKNeeds verificationAI supported research using UKRI social science data (invite only)
D-19Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)up to £230KCfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1
D-19Innovate UKNeeds verificationExpression of interest: Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures R&D
D-25Medical Research Council (MRC)Needs verificationNext generation artificial intelligence (AI): explainable AI
D-25UK Research and Innovationup to £602.5KOfgem Strategic Innovation Fund round five discovery C7
D-26Innovate UKNeeds verificationOfgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7
D-26Innovate UKNeeds verificationEngineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot
D-26Innovate UKNeeds verificationResearch Infrastructure Renewal
D-26Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)£300K ~ £1MAdvancing atmospheric and aerial autonomy
D-26Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)£300K ~ £1MResilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grants
D-27Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)up to £2.5MDoctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stage
D-27Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Needs verificationTrust and confidence in policing: Research & Innovation Consortium
D-32Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)up to £2MHigh performance compute resources for EPSRC communities
D-32Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)Needs verificationAdvancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis
D-33Innovate UKNeeds verificationNational Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1
D-33Innovate UKNeeds verificationCoSTAR Satellite Labs: Accessible creative R&D infrastructure
D-34Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)up to £2M
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