New Grants Added This Week – 4th October 2026 to 11th October 2026
There were 46 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £14,977,500.
The amounts available range from £1,000 to £5,000,000.
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:
Collaboration for a Sustainable Future: Pilots and UK Seed Funding
This funding opportunity is for higher education providers to lead institutional collaborations for a sustainable cost-effective future.
MDI Programme Innovation and Scale-up Hub
This competition aims to establish an Innovation and Scale-Up Hub that will improve the targeting, quality and commercial impact of grant funded activity delivered through the MDI programme.
Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: Collaborative R&D – Round 2 – Industrial Research
This competition aims to support the development and adoption of sustainable technologies for the manufacturing of medicines.
Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: Collaborative R&D – Round 2 – Experimental Development
This competition aims to support the development and adoption of sustainable technologies for the manufacturing of medicines.
Investor Partnerships – Battery Innovation Programme – Experimental Development
This competition aims to provide support to SMEs for research and development and access to the capital investment needed to develop and commercialise their innovations in battery technology.
Investor Partnerships – Battery Innovation Programme – Industrial Research
This competition aims to provide support to SMEs for research and development and access to the capital investment needed to develop and commercialise their innovations in battery technology.
Eureka Collaborative R&D: Globalstars Japan 2027
This competition will support UK businesses that want to apply to the Globalstars Japan 2027 Eureka call. Innovate UK will fund collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects focused on industrial research.
UKDI Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 2
This competition is seeking proposals for innovations from UK industry and academia which can have realistic impact across the UK security landscape in line with one of the Competition Focus Areas: Home Office, National Protective Security Authority and Department for Transport.
UK Global Screen Fund: International Co-Production (November 2026)
This scheme is providing funding for UK film and TV production companies to enable them to work as partners on international co-productions and help create new global projects.
UK Global Screen Fund: International Co-Production – Fast Track (October 2026)
This scheme is providing funding for UK film and TV production companies to enable them to work as partners on international co-productions and help create new global projects.