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Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D
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Opens:
4/8/26
Closes:
24/9/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
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.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£300,000 to £4 million
Quantum
Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies
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Opens:
3/8/26
Closes:
30/9/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
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.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£350,000 to £700,000
Clean energy
Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
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Opens:
3/8/26
Closes:
30/9/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
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.
Funding body
Defra
Award
£500,000 to £2.5 million
Agritech
Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D
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Opens:
27/6/26
Closes:
2/10/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D
This collaborative competition supports ambitious R&D projects that tackle critical hardware and software challenges required for universal fault tolerant quantum computing.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£1 million to £3.5 million
Quantum
Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot
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Opens:
26/8/26
Closes:
7/10/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million as part of a pilot. This is to support high potential businesses developing a technology, product or service in measurement, instrumentation or sensing for UK manufacturing.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£80,420
Advanced manufacturing & materials
Investor Partnerships - ACT and Semiconductors
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Opens:
1/9/26
Closes:
14/10/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Investor Partnerships - ACT and Semiconductors
UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£175,000 to £700,000
Advanced manufacturing & materials
CfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1
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Opens:
1/9/26
Closes:
14/10/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
CfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1
Organisations can apply for a share up to £3 million inclusive of VAT, to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services.
Funding body
UKRI
Award
Up to £200,000
Engineering Biology
Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Round 5
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1/9/26
Closes:
14/10/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Round 5
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.
Funding body
Defra
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£700,000 to £2.1 million
Agritech
Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1
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Opens:
7/9/26
Closes:
14/10/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £500,000 for a phase 1 project to establish the Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute (MMDI). This funding is from Innovate UK.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£50,000 to £100,000
Health & Life Science
Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot
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Opens:
7/9/26
Closes:
21/10/26
Deadline: Ongoing – no fixed deadline
Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for Engineering Biology pilot scale and validation projects. This funding is part of UKRI’s Engineering Biology Programme and funded by BIST.
Funding body
Innovate UK
Award
£200,000 to £750,000
Engineering Biology
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