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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2026 WAVEMAKER Water Innovation Award
Opens: 01/08/2026
Closes: 24/08/2026
Start-ups, spin-outs, and SMEs developing innovative solutions for the water, marine, and water system sectors are invited to apply to receive training, resources, and a grand prize of €5000.
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UK Defence Innovation Security Open Call
Opens: 03/08/2026
Closes: 27/08/2026
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) has relaunched the Security Open Call, which seeks disruptive technologies that can help address some of the UK’s most pressing security challenges.
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UK Space Agency: National Space Innovation Programme – Call 3
Opens: 20/07/2026
Closes: 21/08/2026
Proposals for UK-based space projects are invited, with up to £20 million of support available.
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Defence and National Security Innovation Exchange (iX) - call for Challenge Holders
Opens: 28/07/2026
Closes: 28/08/2026
Do you have a specific technical challenge with a defence or national security application but not sure of the practical solutions for how to solve it? This could be the right opportunity for you.
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Join the DESNZ Carbon Management Innovation Challenge Coalition
Opens: 15/07/2026
Closes: 23/08/2026
Help the UK to accelerate the development, demonstration and commercialisation of innovative solutions for carbon capture and greenhouse gas removal.
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Advanced Connectivity Technologies: New Innovators
Opens: 07/07/2026
Closes: 05/08/2026
UK registered micro and small businesses can apply for a share of up to £500,000 to develop affordable, adoptable and investable innovations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies. This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
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UK Defence Innovation: Novel Autonomy and Robotics (Phase 1)
Opens: 14/07/2026
Closes: 12/08/2026
Competition to develop early-stage disruptive science and technology for future game-changing advances in Defence robotics and autonomous systems.
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Connected Airport Living Lab 2026/27
Opens: 13/07/2026
Closes: 17/08/2026
A six-month challenge-led opportunity for up to three UK-registered SMEs to receive up to £30,000 to develop, test or demonstrate innovative technological solutions in Glasgow Airport.
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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Visualising Smart Cities
Opens: 20/07/2026 Closes: 13/08/2026
Can you help us see inside a smart city? This is the focus of the latest funded
challenge launched by HMGCC Co-Creation.
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UK Space Agency: EO Missions and Technology Innovation Call 1
Send intention to submit by 21 August
Applications are encouraged for innovative, early Technology Readiness Level (TRL) projects supporting climate monitoring, the environment, dual use and commercial applications.
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UK Space Agency: Earth Observation InCubed funding call
Opens: 16/06/2026
Closes: 21/08/2026
Call for proposals for the InCubed (Investing in Industrial Innovation) programme, intended as a final step towards commercialisation: up to €4m per project.
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DeepTech Catalyst Quantum
Opens: 06/07/2026
Closes: 09/08/2026
Designed to support early-stage quantum technology companies in achieving their commercial potential by de-risking their route to market, offering up to £50,000 targeted MVP development funding.
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ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 10
Opens: 02/07/2026
Closes: 12/08/2026
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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Global Incubator Programme - Clean Energy, Singapore
Opens: 17/07/2026
Closes: 31/08/2026
Innovate UK seeks innovative Clean Energy companies to participate in an acceleration programme to support growth by exploring the potential of the Singapore market.
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Global Incubator Programme: Clean Energy India 2026-27
Opens: 13/07/2026
Closes: 21/08/2026
Innovate UK seeks innovative Clean Energy companies to participate in an acceleration programme to support growth by exploring the potential of the Indian market.
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UK Defence Innovation - Space to Innovate: Delta Drop
Opens: 02/07/2026
Closes: 28/07/2026
Dstl and the UK Space Agency seek innovations to improve future space capabilities for defence and security.
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Next Wave: Global Business Innovation Programme: Createch SLUSH 2026 - Finland
Opens: 06/07/2026
Closes: 30/07/2026
Innovate UK is inviting ambitious innovative companies to participate in its Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP), with a visit to the SLUSH gathering in Helsinki included.
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ARIA: Trust Everything, Everywhere - opportunity seeds
Opens: 22/06/2026
Closes: 27/07/2026
ARIA (the UK's Advanced Research & Innovation Agency) are seeking high-potential proposals to build a new cyber-physical trust infrastructure, with funding available up to £500,000 each.
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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Cooling in high power battlefield comms
Opens: 06/07/2026
Closes: 06/08/2026
HMGCC is inviting applications to help stop high-bandwidth radios from emitting too much heat.
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Global Incubator Programme - Video Gaming, Canada (Montreal)
Opens: 01/07/2026
Closes: 14/08/2026
Seeking up to 8 high potential video gaming companies to join a Global Incubator Programme in partnership with La Piscine, a global innovation centre for the creative industries sector located in Montreal, Quebec.
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UK Space Agency: Commercial Climate Services Call 4
Send intent to submit by 31 July, full submission required by 7 August
Grants of up to £85k per project are now available to support the development of commercial UK-based services using satellite Earth Observation data.