New Grants Added This Week – 26th January 2025 to 2nd February 2025

There were 122 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £20,949,750.

The amounts available range from £500 to £3,000,000.

Money is available for the following funding purposes: Buildings and Renovation, Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Overseas Markets 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:

Clean Hydrogen Partnership: Call for Proposals 2025

This call for proposals aims to fund projects to support the creation of cutting-edge hydrogen technologies. The Call addresses key priorities identified by the Strategic Research Agenda, including Renewable Hydrogen Production, Hydrogen Storage and Distribution, Transport, Heat and Power, Cross-cutting and Hydrogen Valleys. Up to €80 million contribution per project is available for topics relating to Hydrogen Valleys. Up to €8m per project is available for other topics.

Scale-up and Optimisation of Manufacturing Processes for Electrolyser Materials, Cells, or Stacks

The projects funded under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, maintaining European leadership in electrolyser production and strengthen the European value chain through the ability to deliver high-quality stacks.

P2R: Increasing UK Policymaker Engagement with Research

This scheme is providing funding to develop and expand UK-wide policy to research (P2R) infrastructure, facilitating direct connections between public and civil servants and research organisations. UK businesses, third sector organisations or government bodies can also be included on research grant proposals as a project co-lead.

Prevention and Population Research Programme Award (March 2025)

This award will provide long-term support for broad, multidisciplinary research with transformative potential in prevention and population research.

Amazon Sustainability Accelerator – Climate Tech

This programme is seeking innovative European climate-tech start-ups that can pilot their technology with Amazon, as it works to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. A typical pilot for emerging technologies can range from $50,000–$2,000,000 depending on duration and scope. Participants will also benefit from a £1,500 travel grant, $10,000 AWS Activate Credits, mentorship and much more.

Discovery Programme Foundation Awards (June 2025)

This scheme aims to support mid-career researchers to develop their independent research group. Eligible research areas include, but are not limited to, biomarker research, radiotherapy research and pre-clinical research.

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 6: Pre-Deployment Trials

This competition aims to support projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Funding is available to carry out innovative pre-deployment trials.

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 6: Smart Shipping – Project Feasibility and Evaluation

This competition aims to support projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. This strand will fund detailed feasibility studies and pre-deployment projects focused on using digital technologies to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality in the maritime transport sector.

Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 6: Smart Shipping – Industrial Research

BBSRC Follow-on Fund: 2025 Round One

This funding aims to bridge the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit.