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
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Project Nominations 2026 (Invite Only)
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Higher education institutions (HEIs) offered a studentship through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme round 4 are invited to nominate projects for studentships starting in October 2026.
Early Independence: BBSRC Fellowships (Outline)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Apply for a BBSRC fellowship to further your career through an early independence research fellowship. Supports talented researchers to lead their own research plans to establish their own research niche and make the first step-change towards independence.
Green ERA-Hub: Biomass Production and Utilisation (Full Proposal)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
International multilateral funding opportunity for research in sustainable production and utilisation of biomass. Focuses on biotechnological applications to improve the utilisation of non-edible biomass or intermediates for industrial purposes.
Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - Multi-council
Personal awards to support ambitious research and innovation across UKRI's remit for researchers or innovators looking to establish or transition to independence. Supports fellows to develop as impactful and influential research or innovation leaders.
BBSRC Follow-on Fund: 2026 Round One
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Bridges the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit. Enables researchers to progress discoveries to a stage where the route to practical application is clear.
Shaping the Future of Animal Health and Welfare
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
International funding to advance sustainable, resilient, and ethically responsible livestock and aquaculture systems across Europe. Supports animal welfare and disease prevention and control research.
Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR Supercomputers: Gateway Route
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - Multi-council
Flexible computational support for AI-related research and development projects. Offers 10,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers for first-time users, testing algorithms, and benchmarking.
Isambard-AI and Dawn AIRR Supercomputers: Rapid Access Route
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) - Multi-council
Rapid access to 20,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI and Dawn supercomputers specifically for UK-registered micro, small and medium businesses for early-stage AI product research and development.
BBSRC Brazil Pump-Priming Award (FAPPA)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Award for BBSRC-funded research groups to pump-prime interactions with FAPESP scientists in Brazil (São Paulo state). Supports development of collaborative research proposals and relationships.
International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding to visit international partners to initiate collaborations, prepare joint funding proposals, visit overseas facilities or attend European consortia-building events. Stays may be up to one month in duration.
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Project Nominations 2026 (Invite Only) - from ukri.md
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Higher education institutions (HEIs) offered a studentship through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) scheme round 4 are invited to nominate projects for studentships starting in October 2026.
Daphne Jackson Fellowship
UK Research and Innovation (AHRC, BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC, STFC), The Daphne Jackson Trust
Fellowships for those looking to return to a research career after a break of 2+ years for family, health or caring reasons. Combines personalised retraining programme with challenging research project.
ESRC Responsive Mode: Secondary Data Analysis Round Two
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Individuals and research teams can apply for funding to support high-impact, policy- and practitioner-relevant research through deeper exploitation of existing data resources from any disciplines and on any topics in ESRC's remit.
ESRC Responsive Mode: Working with Brazilian Researchers Round Two
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
UK-based researchers can apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Submit collaborative research proposals in any area of the social sciences within the remit of both ESRC and FAPESP.
5G Assured Integration Collaborative Research and Development
Innovate UK
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £18.5 million to integrate UK anchored advanced connectivity components at a system level into technically assured, end to end architectures ready for early market evaluation.
EPSRC Materials Innovation Partnerships
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Apply for funding to support ambitious, collaborative research programmes. Materials Innovation Partnerships must be co-created and co-delivered by business and academic partners that share an existing working relationship and align to one of the six themes in the National Materials Innovation Strategy.
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 7
Innovate UK
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.
Pre-clinical Translational Models Hub
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Apply for funding to establish a UK Hub for the development of pre-clinical translational human in vitro models. The Hub must build on existing equipment, capability and expertise in developing human in vitro models.
Fundamental AI Research Lab
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Apply to lead the formation of a strategic research lab dedicated to advancing the UK's position in fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) development. Up to £40 million delivered in stages is available over six years to support research and training.
Semiconductors and Components for Smart Electronic Platforms
Innovate UK
UK registered businesses can apply with collaborative research and development (R&D) or R&D projects for a share of up to £18.5 million. You will mature and accelerate the availability of components that include semiconductors or novel technologies ready for integration into smart electronic platforms.
Key funding bodies
Official agencies and institutions that administer grants in United Kingdom
The UK's innovation agency, funding R&D and technology projects across all sectors.
Government-owned business development bank offering loans, guarantees, and equity finance.
UK Research and Innovation — the umbrella body for seven research councils plus Innovate UK.
Programme supporting SME manufacturers to adopt industrial digital technologies.