New Grants Added This Week – 14th September 2025 to 21st September 2025
There were 111 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £69,536,500.
The amounts available range from £500 to £20,000,000.
Money is available for the following funding purposes: Buildings and Renovation, Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Overseas Markets Development, Property Development, Purchasing Equipment, Recruit and Develop Staff, Starting a Business and Working Capital.
Money is available for the following business types: Academic, Large Business, Medium Business, Micro Business, Research Organisation, Small Business and Start-ups.
Top 10 Funding Opportunities:
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund – Building Acquisition and Renovation
This Fund aims to support the creation of scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund – Property Development
This Fund aims to support the creation of scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund – Research and Development
This Fund aims to support the creation of scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (25BBR)
This scheme is providing funding to implement, improve or consolidate bioinformatics or biological resources in support of UK bioscience, helping to drive forwards progress in bioscience research and innovation.
Earthshot Prize 2026 – Resource Efficiency
Innovate UK is accepting expressions of interest from individuals, communities, businesses and organisations that offer innovative and impactful solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges: Protecting and Restoring Nature, Cleaning Our Air, Reviving Our Oceans, Building a Waste-Free World, and Fixing Our Climate.
Earthshot Prize 2026 – Research and Development
Innovate UK is accepting expressions of interest from individuals, communities, businesses and organisations that offer innovative and impactful solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges: Protecting and Restoring Nature, Cleaning Our Air, Reviving Our Oceans, Building a Waste-Free World, and Fixing Our Climate.
Defence Innovation Loans 2025/26 (October 2025)
This scheme is providing loans with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum for SMEs to help them convert their mature defence innovation into a strong business proposition for defence procurement.
QuantERA Call 2025 for Transnational Research Proposals Supporting the Topics of Quantum Phenomena and Resources and Applied Quantum Science
The QuantERA Consortium aims to boost cross-border collaboration and accelerate breakthrough research and cutting-edge engineering in quantum technologies. Researchers are invited to submit applications under one of two topics: Quantum Phenomena and Resources and Applied Quantum Science.
Early Career Fellowships in Cultural and Heritage Institutions: 2025
Early career researchers can apply for funding to conduct research at cultural and heritage institutions.
UK-Netherlands Co-Innovation and Testbeds Pilot for Quantum Tech – Feasibility Studies
Businesses are invited to apply to collaborate on joint projects with application relevant partners and testbed facilities, to advance the development of quantum technologies and enable their commercial use cases.