Business grants in United Kingdom
176 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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176 verified funding opportunities
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Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
You can get funding of up to £2,500 for no more than six months to support you in developing a proposal suitable for submission to the STFC fellowship scheme.
UKRI-SBE Lead Agency Opportunity
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research and Innovation
Grants are funded through existing funding programmes at the relevant lead agency.
Collaborate with Researchers in Brazil
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK Research and Innovation
This opportunity allows UK-based researchers and researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil to submit a collaborative application under existing NERC funding opportunities.
Work with US-based Researchers on Environmental Science
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Apply for funding to work with US-based researchers on an environmental science application.
Researching ME/CFS Priority Area
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Apply for funding to research myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS.
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round 5 discovery C6
Innovate UK
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million exclusive of VAT, for collaborative Discovery Phase Projects that meet the round 5 challenges.
Creative Industries Clusters round 2
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Apply for funding to deliver a Creative Industries Cluster to address a challenge for the creative industries in a specific geography, sub-sector or both.
R&D MAP Creative Content Exchange pilot: Early Adopters fund
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Apply for funding support to accelerate onboarding of early content providers to the Creative Content Exchange (CCE) platform by May 2027.
Gambling Harms Research Grants
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC), UK Research and Innovation
Apply for funding that deepens understanding or supports solutions for the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harms.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026-2027 Round 4
Innovate UK
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
Accelerated Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 6 (AKT 6)
Innovate UK
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
National Research and Training Hub: Electromagnetic Environment
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Funding to establish a national research and training hub in the electromagnetic environment, combining high-quality research with cohort-based doctoral training (30 doctoral students over three cohorts) linked to the UK Industrial Strategy and national security. One hub awarded as two grants: a 78-month research grant (up to £8m FEC, 80% funded) and a 78-month training grant (up to £6.4m FEC, 100% funded). Lead organisations must complete a mandatory intent-to-submit survey by 1 December 2026.
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6
Innovate UK (part of UKRI)
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale-up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies, supporting manufacturing facility and process development at pilot or demonstration scale. Projects must have total eligible costs over £5 million and start from 1 September 2027; applicants must demonstrate private investment of at least twice the grant request.
Wearables and observables: Understanding home learning environment
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Funding to develop, test and validate innovative approaches (including wearables, sensors and observational methods) for measuring and understanding children's home learning environments and their influence on learning, development, school readiness and educational outcomes. Part of the R&D Mission Accelerator Programme's Opportunities Mission and the Home Learning Environment Challenge, in partnership with the Department for Education. Total fund £3,570,000.
UK-Netherlands Co-Innovation for Quantum Technology 2026
Innovate UK (part of UKRI)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for collaborative research and development projects commercialising quantum technologies with Netherlands-based partners. Themes include entanglement-based quantum networking, quantum computing algorithms and software, quantum sensing and imaging, and industrial manufacturing processes for quantum hardware. Projects must be independently selected by both Innovate UK and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO); Netherlands partners are funded by RVO, not Innovate UK.
Healthy Soils and Water for a Sustainable Environment
Innovate UK (part of UKRI)
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £28 million for soil, water and environmental management, from the Farming Futures Research and Development Fund (co-funded by Defra). Collaborative projects delivering ambitious, commercially deployable solutions to soil, water and environmental management challenges in farming and growing, benefiting farmers, growers or foresters in England.
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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.