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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Made Smarter: Improving energy or resource efficiency in manufacturing - feasibility studies
Opens 09/06/2025
Closes: 02/07/2025
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2m to develop new industrial digital technologies for a more productive, resilient and sustainable sector.
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ICURe Discover Sprint
Opens 10/06/2025
Closes: 18/08/2025
Innovate UK ICURe Discover Sprint is an intensive, part-time, online market exploration programme designed to support researchers and technicians in exploring the commercial potential of their ideas.
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High Growth AI Accelerator - Agriculture
Opens 09/06/2025
Closes: 13/07/2025
This acceleration programme helps businesses access the computation power and expertise they need to validate or develop scalable machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions in the agrifood sector.
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Circular Critical Materials Supply Chains (CLIMATES) Investment Readiness Programme 2025
Opens 05/06/2025
Closes: 31/07/2025
Innovate UK Business Connect are delighted to open our 2025 programme for up to 15 SMEs in the Critical Materials space who are seeking to accelerate their investment raise.
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NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator (DIANA) 2026 cohort
Opens 02/06/2025
Closes: 11/07/2025
Selected companies will receive €100,000 in contractual funding, with top performers eligible for up to an additional €300,000 in the next programme phase.
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Mentoring Programme for the UK Battery Sector
Opens 04/06/2025
Closes: 23/06/2025
We are launching a fully funded Mentor Training and Mentoring Programme for Women and Allies in the battery industries, designed to build connections across the UK’s battery supply chain.
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New Innovators in Marine and Maritime, Great South West
Opens 02/06/2025
Closes: 02/07/2025
UK registered micro and small businesses can apply for a share of up to £2.3 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the marine and maritime cluster in the Great South West.
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Global Incubator Programme: USA (New York) - Advanced Energy and Sustainability Innovations
Opens 02/06/2025
Closes: 11/07/2025
Delivered by Innovate UK, in partnership with the Urban Future Lab, this Global Incubator Programme (GIP) provides an opportunity for UK-based companies to expand into the North American market and collaborate with a leading innovation hub for climate tech startups.
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Global Incubator Programme: Canada (Toronto) - LegalTech, Cohort 3
Opens 30/05/2025
Closes: 11/07/2025
Delivered by Innovate UK, in partnership with the Legal Innovation Zone (LIZ), this Global Incubator Programme (GIP) provides an opportunity for UK-based companies to expand into the North American market and collaborate with the world’s largest legal technology incubator.
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Clean Futures Accelerator: Trial Opportunity for West Midlands SMEs
Opens 27/05/2025
Closes: 06/07/2025
Test and validate your clean technology with funding (up to £50,000) and expertise from Coventry University’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing.
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TMF AI ICURe Discover - June 2025
Opens 23/05/2025
Closes: 17/06/2025
TMF AI ICURe Discover is a part-time online market exploration programme for researchers, technicians and research students, with up to £2,500 support for market discovery activities.
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TMF AI ICURe Engage - June 2025
Opens 23/05/2025
Closes: 23/06/2025
TMF AI ICURe Engage is a 4-week, part-time online programme which helps you identify who could benefit from your research and the benefits of entrepreneurship.
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Horizon Europe Pump Priming collaboration opportunities 2025
Opens 29/05/2025
Closes: 15/07/2025
Innovate UK and British Academy are pleased to announce funding schemes for Horizon Europe Pump Priming Grants, open to all disciplines.
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Engineering Biology SPARK Awards
Opens 02/06/2025
Closes: 09/07/2025
Grants of up to £15,000 to fund UK-registered academic institutions or RTOs to deliver an engineering biology project to address a challenge held by a UK-registered SME or to enhance the SME’s progress towards developing new products, processes, or services.
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Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery - May 2025
Opens 26/05/2025
Closes: 25/06/2025
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30m for collaborative projects to deliver a net zero energy grid in the UK by tackling the Round 5 challenges.
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Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 4 Discovery - May 2025
Opens 26/05/2025
Closes: 25/06/2025
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30m for collaborative projects on network development, heat flexibility, resilience and net zero.
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UKAEA ICURe Engage Fusion - June 2025
Opens 23/05/2025
Closes: 22/06/2025
UKAEA ICURe Engage Fusion is a 4-week, part-time entrepreneurship programme focused on fusion energy but open to research students and technicians of all disciplines, Master, PhD students and post-docs.
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Global Incubator Programme: India (Hyderabad) - Urban Systems, Cohort 4
Opens 23/05/2025
Closes: 01/08/2025
Delivered by Innovate UK, in partnership with T-Hub, this Global Incubator Programme (GIP) provides an opportunity for UK-based companies to expand into the Indian market and collaborate with one of the world’s largest innovation hubs.
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Global Incubator Programme: Agri-Tech – Land x Launch Australia
Opens 23/05/2025
Closes: 30/06/2025
Delivered by Innovate UK, in partnership with Farmers2Founders (F2F) and AgriFood Futures, this Global Incubator Programme (GIP) provides an opportunity for UK-based companies to expand and exploit collaborative innovation and growth opportunities in the Australian market.
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Battery Investment Readiness Programme 2025
Opens 27/05/2025
Closes: 31/07/2025
Apply now to be part of the Battery Investment Readiness Programme for 2025. Innovate UK Business Connect will select up to 15 SMEs to join the programme to accelerate their investment journey.
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UK Space Agency: International Bilateral Fund – Call 2
Opens 21/05/2025
Closes: 07/07/2025
UKSA invites proposals for projects that will help strengthen the UK space sector’s international partnerships.
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