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Business grants in United Kingdom

343 active grants across technology, manufacturing, hospitality, and more.

Grant landscape in United Kingdom

The United Kingdom offers one of Europe's most extensive business grant ecosystems. Through Innovate UK, the British Business Bank, and devolved government programmes in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, UK businesses can access non-repayable grants, soft loans, and tax credits for innovation, digital transformation, export development, and sustainability. The UK's R&D tax relief scheme allows companies to claim up to 33% of qualifying R&D expenditure.

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343 verified funding opportunities

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Capital investment

The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

£1.0M £130.0Mnon-repayable
31 Mar 2030

Funding for life science manufacturing capital investment projects which help increase UK health resilience.

Private SectorUK registered businessesLife sciences
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UKEngland, UK
Legal support

Remediation Enforcement Support Fund

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

£5,000 £100,000non-repayable
28 Feb 2027

Funding for Local Authorities and Fire and Rescue Authorities to procure legal advice on pursuing those responsible for remediating buildings.

Public SectorLocal authorityBuilding safety
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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: UKRI NSF-SBE Lead Agency (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Funding to work with overseas researchers in the United States. Collaborative research grant within remit of AHRC and US National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate.

Public SectorNon-profitPrivate Sector
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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Working with Brazilian Researchers (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Funding to work with overseas researchers in State of São Paulo, Brazil. Collaborative research within remit of AHRC and FAPESP.

Public SectorNon-profitPrivate Sector
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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR)

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Funding to work with overseas researchers in Luxembourg. Collaborative research within remit of AHRC and FNR.

Public SectorNon-profitPrivate Sector
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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Standard Research Grant (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

£300,000 £1.5M
31 Mar 2027

Support for well-defined collaborative projects across arts and humanities.

Public SectorNon-profitPrivate Sector
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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Curiosity Award (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

£1 £100,000non-repayable
31 Mar 2027

Flexible awards to fund fundamental research leading to new research agendas, networking activity and idea generation.

Public SectorNon-profitPrivate Sector
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UKEngland, UK
Management agreement

Section 17 Management Agreements

Historic England

£250 £300,000non-repayable
31 Mar 2026 · 12d left

Funding to improve management of monuments or access to them through agreements with owner/occupier of land.

Owners and occupiers of scheduled monumentsHeritage
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UKEngland, UK
Capacity building

Regional Capacity Building

Historic England

N/A N/Anon-repayable
31 Mar 2026 · 12d left

Funding for activities and projects which are local or regional in coverage promoting understanding, management and conservation of historic environment.

PersonalIndividualPublic Sector
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UKEngland, UK
Heritage restoration

Heritage Revival Fund

Architectural Heritage Fund (in partnership with DCMS and Historic England)

£5,000 £350,000non-repayable
31 Mar 2026 · 12d left

Helps communities across England rescue and repurpose neglected historic buildings by supporting community organisations to take ownership, adapt and reuse local heritage assets.

Non-profitCharitiesSocial enterprises
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Research grant

AHRC Responsive Mode: Catalyst Awards (Grant)

UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council

£1 £300,000
31 Mar 2027

Awards to support researchers without prior experience of leading significant research project to accelerate trajectory as independent researchers.

Public SectorNon-profitPrivate Sector
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Export support

International Showcase Fund (ISF)

£1 £5,500non-repayable
31 Mar 2026 · 12d left

Grants for international export opportunities for UK-based music creators invited to perform or create at international industry-facing showcasing festivals, songwriting camps or conferences.

PersonalIndividualUK-based artists
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UKEngland, UK
Skills bursary

Community Hub Bursaries

The National Archives (in partnership with Leeds Museums & Galleries, National Library of Wales, Community Archives & Heritage Group)

£1 £1,000non-repayable
3 Jul 2027

Skills Bursaries provide grants for people seeking to grow expertise in community heritage work. Open to applicants at any stage of personal or professional journey.

PersonalIndividualCommunity heritage workers
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Research grant

UK International Ocean Drilling Programme Site Survey Grant

UK Research and Innovation - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

£1 £500,000
14 Jul 2026

Funding for ship borne and virtual site survey investigations (SSI) to support development of applications for scientific ocean drilling expedition.

Research organizationsMarine research
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UKEngland, UK
School improvement

Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) School Improvement Grant

Department for Education (DfE)

N/A N/Anon-repayable
31 Mar 2027

Provides mandatory targeted intervention to schools Ofsted has identified as needing to improve, acting as catalyst for collaboration and improvement.

SchoolsEducation
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Research grant

Experimental Medicine Stage One Grant

UK Research and Innovation - Medical Research Council (MRC)

N/A N/Anon-repayable

Experimental medicine research grant for UK research organizations.

Research organizationsMedical research
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Proof of concept

UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept

UK Research and Innovation (AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC)

£100,000 £250,000non-repayable
13 May 2026 · 2mo left

Proof-of-concept funding to support early to mid-stage commercialisation of research in any discipline or remit, leading to the development of new products, processes or services.

Research organizationsAcademic institutionsAll disciplines
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Research grant

Metascience Research Grants: Round Two

UK Research and Innovation (ESRC, NERC, BBSRC, AHRC, STFC, EPSRC, MRC)

£1 £350,000non-repayable
23 Apr 2026 · 1mo left

Funding to undertake cutting-edge metascience research into more effective ways of conducting and supporting research and development (R&D), including the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and the challenges of measuring research excellence.

Research organizationsMetascienceAI research
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Proof of concept

UKRI Translation: AHRC Proof of Concept

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

£1 £150,000
31 Mar 2027

Supports arts and humanities activity that translates previously funded AHRC or UKRI projects into real-world economic, societal, cultural or policy impact. Previously known as AHRC responsive mode: follow-on funding for impact and engagement.

Arts and humanitiesResearch organizationsImpact translation
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Research networking

UK-Ireland Collaboration in the Creative Economy: Research Networking Awards

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Taighde Éireann (Research Ireland)

£1 £35,000non-repayable
24 Mar 2026 · 5d left

Funding to form creative economy focused networks between researchers and stakeholders in the UK and Ireland.

Research organizationsCreative economyInternational collaboration
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