New Grants Added This Week – 1st March 2026 to 8th March 2026
There were 27 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £24,043,500.
The amounts available range from £1,000 to £9,400,000.
Money is available for the following funding purposes: Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Recruit and Develop Staff 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:
Fundamental AI Research Lab – Research and Development
Research organisations are being invited to apply to lead a strategic research lab dedicated to advancing the UK’s position in fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) development.
Robotics Adoption Hubs
This competition aims to support the creation of one-stop shops to help end-users adopt robotics and autonomous systems with expert guidance.
British Election Study 2027-2032
UK research organisations are being invited to apply for the opportunity to run the British Election Study between 2027 and 2037, and the funding for the 2029 UK general election in Great Britain and surveys aligned to local elections.
Robotics Adoption Central Convening Body
UK registered organisations are invited to apply for funding to create a central convening body to coordinate the robotics adoption hubs.
Global Health Research Cohort Academic Development Award (GHR CADA) (Cohort 5)
This funding opportunity is supporting NIHR Global Health Research Academy Members, primarily focussed in Low and Middle Income Countries, to undertake training and career development activities.
Northern Net Zero Accelerator – Idea Translation Scheme – Research and Development
This scheme aims to support the early-stage translation of research. Eligible activities include prototyping, proof of concept, and feasibility studies, with the aim of moving ideas from research to real-world application (TRL/MRL/SRL 1-4). An academic from one of the Partner universities must be named as the principal investigator.
iX Challenge: CCTV / AI Waste Monitoring for High Accuracy Recycling
This Innovation Exchange challenge is inviting innovators, SMEs, and solution providers to propose digital and AI driven technologies for recycling accuracy, contamination reduction, and operational efficiency.
iX Challenge: Digital Material Flow Mapping and Packaging Reduction
This Innovation Exchange challenge is supporting Sinclair Group to seek innovators who can map and analyse material flows entering and moving through the business, enabling packaging reduction, reusable alternatives, and enhanced circular economy performance.
iX Challenge – Enabling Regional Carbon Dioxide Utilisation in Southwest Wales through Geospatial Intelligence
This Innovation Exchange challenge is seeking an innovative solution to develop a geospatial planning tool that will optimise how carbon dioxide is mapped, routed, and reused across Southwest Wales.
iX Challenge – Preserve Celtic Sea FLOW Biodiversity via Prediction of Marine Conditions
This Innovation Exchange challenge is helping For the Love of the Sea to find an innovative solution which can provide a multi layered monitoring system for their sea farm.