UK R&D Grants

There are currently several UK funding schemes that can help to finance your R&D and innovation activities. PNO has an excellent track record in helping organisations successfully apply for these R&D grants, with a success rate 5 times higher than the national average. The programmes listed are by no means fully comprehensive, so for further information regarding the types of scheme available specifically for you, please contact our consultancy team. Further information regarding available calls can also be found using PNO’s innovation platform, Innovation Place.

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2 million to develop collaborative research and development projects focussed on industrial research and development with Israel.

Deadline: 11 September, 4pm UK time
Competition 23: Child Health, seeks innovative solutions that improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Deadline: 13th September 2023 (13.00-BST)
A funding programme for market-oriented research and development aimed at the participation of R&D-performing small and medium-sized enterprises. The programme has very strong average success rates per call: an average of 30% and up.

Deadline: 14th September 2023
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million from Innovate UK for projects that develop new products and services within Professional and Financial Services.

Competition closes: 27 September 2023, 11:00 am
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £34 million for innovative clean maritime technologies.

Deadline: Wednesday 27 September 2023 11:00am
To support projects that demonstrate clear game-changing, innovative and/or disruptive and ambitious ideas that lead to new processes, products or services, from any technology area or sector, that can significantly impact the UK economy.

Deadline: Wednesday 27 September 2023 11:00am
Collaborative R&D projects between the UK and Canada focused on biologics and advanced therapies.

Deadline: 17 October 2023, 5pm
Innovate UK have chosen a pool of investor partners to invest in innovative technology-led businesses focusing on the Future Economy.

Deadline: 25th October 2023, 11am
This funding is from the Industry-led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme.

Deadline: 25 October 2023, 11am
This competition will be delivered by Innovate UK, on behalf of Media Cymru: a five year programme with the aim to turn the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) into a global hub for media innovation.

Deadline: 01 November 2023, 11am
Grant for collaborative feasibility and industrial research projects that address technological barriers in the commercialisation and adoption of quantum network technologies.

Deadline: 01 November 2023, 11am
This competition will be delivered by Innovate UK, on behalf of Media Cymru: a five year programme with the aim to turn the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) into a global hub for media innovation.

Deadline: 01 November 2023, 11am
This funding is from the Industry-led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme, which is delivered in partnership with Innovate UK’s Transforming Food Production (TFP) Challenge.

Deadline: 15 November 2023, 11am
Innovate UK is delivering this competition on behalf of MyWorld, in partnership with Digital Catapult, to invest up to £2 million in innovation projects.

Deadline: 23 November 2023, 11am
The aim of this competition is to fund business led, collaborative research and development (CR&D) net zero and sustainability projects focused on industrial research, for innovative proposals developed between the UK and Singapore.

Deadline: Wednesday 6 December 2023 11:00am
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4 million from Innovate UK for collaborative projects resulting in innovative solutions for emerging technologies.

Deadline: 06 December 2023, 11am
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 billion for capital centric investment projects that help industrialise the electrified automotive supply chain at scale in the UK.

Next EOI deadline: TBC