Opportunities Archive
Here you can view details of archived opportunities and funding. These are no longer open for applications and should only be used for reference.
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Horizon Europe cohort visit to Battery Innovation Days 2026 in Stockholm
Opens: 25/09/2026
Closes: 09/10/2026
Innovate UK is seeking expressions of interest from UK organisations wishing to join a targeted delegation to Battery Innovation Days 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden, from 10 to 13 November 2026. Participation is aimed at organisations interested in developing collaborations for upcoming battery-related Horizon Europe funding opportunities.
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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Mobile mimicry using AI
Opens: 21/09/26. Closes: 08/10/26.
Can you build an AI agent that behaves like a normal phone user to make testing easier and faster?
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Analysis for Innovators (A4I) autumn 2026
Opens: 15/09/2026
Closes: 06/10/2026
UK small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are invited to apply for the latest round of A4I, a programme designed to help businesses overcome challenging measurement and analysis problems that are holding back innovation, productivity and growth.
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Eureka cohort visit to Vienna for Xecs and Smart funding calls
Opens: 16/09/2026
Closes: 25/09/2026
Innovate UK invites advanced manufacturing and electronic components and systems SMEs keen to engage in international opportunities to apply to join the Eureka cohort visit to Vienna.
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Sustainable Farming Scheme CfI Cymru - Turning Cattle Mortality Data into Actionable Animal Health Intelligence
Opens: 09/09/2026
Closes: 09/10/2026
This challenge seeks innovation to support the delivery of transforming Cattle Mortality Intelligence to Improve Animal Health Surveillance and Proactive Herd Health in Wales.
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Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1
Opens: 07/09/2026
Closes: 14/10/2026
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.
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UK Defence Innovation: counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) force-protection capability (PANOPTES)
Opens: 02/09/2026
Closes: 30/09/2026
UKDI seeks counter-Uncrewed Aerial System capabilities for development to deployment, with £5m total funding available.
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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Tracking a data footprint
Opens: 7 Sep 2026. Closes: 24 Sep 2026.
The latest HMGCC Co-Creation challenge is seeking a mobile app which can help a phone user monitor their data footprint over time.
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Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 5
Opens: 01/09/2026
Closes: 14/10/2026
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.
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Contracts for Innovation: Engineering Biology for Defra and Food Standards Agency, phase 1
Opens: 01/09/2026
Closes: 14/10/2026
Organisations can apply for a share up to £3 million inclusive of VAT, to develop and scale Engineering Biology platforms, products and services.
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Wind Innovation Hub: Accelerating Innovations
Opens: 31/08/2026
Closes: 05/10/2026
The Accelerating Innovations programme will provide tailored in-kind funding, to a maximum value of £100k per organisation, for up to 20 high-potential UK companies developing mission-aligned technologies, products and services for the offshore wind sector.
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Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors
Opens: 01/09/2026
Closes: 14/10/2026
UK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.
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Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot
Opens: 26/08/2026
Closes: 07/10/2026
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.
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Electricity Demand Turn Up trial: EOI for flexibility providers
Opens: 20/08/2026
Closes: 16/09/2026
UK registered businesses providing flexibility services can submit an expression of interest for a trial assessing if DTU can reduce renewable electricity curtailment in Great Britain. Successful applicants can apply for a share of up to £16 million.
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ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 11
Opens: 20/08/2026
Closes: 30/09/2026
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.
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Critical Minerals Programme: Critical Minerals Accelerator
Opens: 05/08/2026
Closes: 30/09/2026
Funding to support UK-based projects that strengthen critical mineral supply chains and develop innovative capabilities across the critical minerals sector.
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ARIA: Nature Inspired Computation - Olfactory Perception and Open Olfactory Resource
Opens: 12/08/2026
Closes: 30/09/2026
ARIA seeks to build the foundations for general-purpose olfactory perception – matching or exceeding biological systems in programme challenges.
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Full ADOPT Grant: Round 9
Opens: 14/08/2026
Closes: 07/10/2026
Farming, growing or forestry businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3
Opens: 13/08/2026
Closes: 14/10/2026
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults, working with businesses, can apply for a share of up to £12.5m to fund innovation projects.
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EIT Culture & Creativity: Shape and Scale - financial support for Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries
Opens: 10/08/2026
Closes: 12/10/2026
Cultural and creative startups and scaleups that are looking to accelerate growth, attract investment, and expand internationally, are invited to apply for financial support under the Shape Acceleration Programme and Scale Post-Acceleration Programme.
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Connected Places Catapult: Diesel-Free Sites Adoption Programme
Opens: 10/08/2026
Closes: 07/09/2026
Connected Places Catapult seeks SMEs who have proven diesel-free infrastructure solutions and are looking for opportunities for wider industry adoption through live demonstration and industry engagement.