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
Strategic infrastructure outlines
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Apply for funding to purchase strategic infrastructure including equipment, resources or both. The funding seeks to improve UK scientific capability and enable cutting-edge research of high priority to EPSRC. This funding is for either purchase and set-up of infrastructure or resources to support existing infrastructure. The full economic cost (FEC) of your infrastructure must be at least £400,000. EPSRC expects no more than six applications from each institution per year.
Mathematical sciences small grants
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Applications to the Mathematical Sciences Small Grants funding opportunity must focus on original research projects. The majority of the research must be within the remit of the EPSRC Mathematical sciences theme. This funding opportunity follows a different assessment process to EPSRC's responsive mode opportunities. Small grants are a mechanism for supporting Mathematical Sciences research which does not require funding at the level generally seen within standard research grants. Full applications can be submitted at any time and will be considered by EPSRC on a rolling basis.
EPSRC network grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Network grants are for researchers at eligible research organisations. EPSRC will support costs of building interdisciplinary research communities. You can apply for a network grant in any area within the remit of EPSRC. Network grants aim to develop new interdisciplinary research communities and topics by supporting interaction between researchers and relevant science, technology and industrial groups. We expect networks to lead to new collaborative multidisciplinary research applications. Some may develop into virtual centres of excellence.
EPSRC working with overseas scientists: Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
This is an opportunity for you to work with researchers in Ireland, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany and the US through EPSRC's lead agency agreements. The majority of the UK research must fall within EPSRC remit. We will award 80% of the full economic cost (FEC) of the UK costs of the project. Your overseas partners are funded by the relevant overseas agency. The aim is to reduce current barriers to working internationally by allowing researchers to submit a single collaborative application with a joint funding decision, informed by a single lead agency review.
EPSRC new investigator award: Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
This funding opportunity is for people who are establishing their own independent research vision. New investigator awards are for researchers at eligible research organisations. EPSRC encourages projects with a single, clear research vision and the identification of career development opportunities for new investigators. The new investigator award scheme is intended to support individuals who hold an academic lectureship position (or equivalent) and have not previously led a research group. Eligibility is determined on the basis of funding history, not years post-PhD or job title.
EPSRC discipline hopping in ICT, Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
This is an opportunity for information and communications technology (ICT) researchers to use their expertise in other disciplines, or for other researchers to apply their expertise to ICT. You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. You must be 'hopping' into or from one of the ICT research areas covered by this funding opportunity. You should have a proven track record of research in your home discipline and demonstrate how you would develop skills and collaborations with other disciplines or users. You must show how you will use interdisciplinary research and collaborative development to benefit the ICT research community.
EPSRC overseas travel grant: Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
You can apply for an overseas travel grant in any area within the remit of EPSRC. You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. Overseas travel grants (OTGs) provide funding for visits overseas to learn new techniques, or form and develop collaborations. We expect you not to exceed a single visit of more than six months or multiple visits totalling up to 12 months.
EPSRC standard research grant, Nov 2023: responsive mode
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
You can apply for a research grant in any area within the remit of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). You must be based at an eligible UK research organisation. Standard research grants are available for researchers at eligible research organisations. There is no limit on the value of the grant or length of the project. You should ask for what is needed to deliver the proposed programme of research. Through EPSRC standard research grants we fund a wide range of projects, from small, short-term grants to multi-million-pound research projects including high-risk or high-return research, feasibility studies, instrument development, project specific equipment, and collaborative projects that cross different disciplines.
Clean Maritime Demonstration Grant 7
UK Government (Innovate UK)
The Clean Maritime Demonstration Grant 7 offers UK-registered organisations funding to advance clean maritime technologies. With a total funding pool of £121 million, grants support deployment trials, pre-deployment trials, and feasibility studies aimed at decarbonising the maritime sector.
Elephant Trust Grants
Elephant Trust
The Elephant Trust provides grants of £2,000–£5,000 to support artists and small UK-based arts organisations in creating and producing new, imaginative work or exhibitions. Priority is given to projects demonstrating originality and a clear vision.
Bright Futures Fund
Bright Futures Fund
The Bright Futures Fund offers grants of approximately £2,500 to support projects that help young people in Cambridgeshire engage in constructive activities and overcome personal challenges. The fund prioritizes disadvantaged youth, including those not in education, employment, or training.
Arm Community Fund
Arm Community Fund
The Arm Community Fund provides grants of up to £3,000 to support local initiatives that strengthen communities and assist people facing challenges. Priority areas include community development, support for children, young people, families, and adults in crisis.
Southwark Local Access Partnership Trade Up Programme
Southwark Local Access Partnership
The Southwark Local Access Partnership (LAP) Trade Up Programme 2026 offers up to £15,000 in grant funding plus expert mentoring to help Southwark-based social enterprises and charities grow their traded income. Fifteen organisations will join a nine-month structured programme.
Community Grants Scheme for Buildings and Outdoor Spaces
Community Grants Scheme
The Community Grants Scheme provides £10,000–£75,000 to UK not-for-profit organizations, local authorities, and Environmental Bodies to improve community buildings and outdoor spaces for public benefit. Projects must focus on inclusivity, sustainability, and community value.
Winwick Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund
Winwick Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund
The Winwick Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund offers grants to support community projects in Winwick, Cold Ashby, West Haddon, and Guilsborough. Grants of up to £5,000 are available for charitable, educational, environmental, and community projects.
Medworth Community Fund Program
Medworth Community Fund
The Medworth Community Fund is offering grants to support organizations that enhance health, wellbeing, and environmental protection within a 5km radius of the Medworth Energy from Waste facility in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Grants range from £5,000 to £50,000.
Dementia Grants Programme 2026
Dementia Grants Programme
The Dementia Grants Programme is offering grants of up to £7,500 to support dementia clubs and memory cafés that assist people living with dementia, their carers, and their wider communities in England, Scotland, and Wales.
Partnership Grants Scheme for Investigative STEM Projects
Partnership Grants Scheme
The Partnership Grants scheme offers up to £3,000 to schools and colleges to collaborate with STEM professionals from academia or industry on investigative STEM projects. Grants support structured, hands-on research projects that engage students.
Habitat and Biodiversity Grant Scheme
Habitat and Biodiversity Grant Scheme
The Habitat and Biodiversity Grant provides funding (minimum £10,000) to not-for-profit organisations, Environmental Bodies, and Local Authorities to create or enhance natural habitats and increase biodiversity. The scheme supports carbon-neutral environmental projects.
UK Global Screen Fund: International Co-production
UK Global Screen Fund
The UK Global Screen Fund offers grants up to £300,000 to UK producers for international co-productions. The fund aims to increase global reach, grow UK independent screen businesses, and support projects with strong export potential and international market appeal.
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.