Innovate UK is offering UK businesses an opportunity to secure funding for collaborative R&D projects developing high-impact quantum computing software applications. With up to £13 million available, the competition is focused on demonstrating how near-term quantum computing can deliver practical commercial and societal value.

The UMX Open Call is an initiative by EIT Urban Mobility designed to accelerate the development and delivery of high-quality, sustainable professional training and support services in the field of urban mobility.

The Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies competition provides an important opportunity for businesses developing next-generation electrochemical energy storage technologies to prepare for large-scale deployment in the UK.

The Farming Futures R&D Fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2 is now open, offering UK businesses the opportunity to develop ambitious automation and robotics solutions for agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Projects must demonstrate clear benefits for farmers or growers in England and focus on commercially relevant technologies such as robotic machinery, intelligent automation, sensing and monitoring systems, post-harvest automation, and smart energy or storage management.

The Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot is offering targeted funding and business support to ambitious UK SMEs developing measurement, sensing or instrumentation technologies for advanced manufacturing. The pilot is designed for businesses with strong growth potential whose solutions can address real challenges in UK manufacturing supply chains and improve productivity, resource efficiency or resilience.

The Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot is offering targeted funding and business support to ambitious UK SMEs developing measurement, sensing or instrumentation technologies for advanced manufacturing

The Transnational Eureka Light weighting Call 2026 is now open, supporting international R&D projects focused on lightweighting technologies, sustainable materials, and circular manufacturing solutions.

The Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors competition is offering UK SMEs a combination of Innovate UK grant funding and private investment to develop and commercialise high-growth technologies. The programme targets growth-oriented businesses from seed to Series A that can demonstrate strong innovation, scalability and investor appeal.

The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowships programme is designed to develop the next generation of research and innovation leaders by providing long-term funding, leadership development, and organisational support.

The Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Accommodation Programme (LSAP) provides capital funding to help increase the supply of high-quality laboratory and manufacturing accommodation for Scotland’s growing life sciences sector.

The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) is the EU’s flagship funding initiative designed to accelerate Europe’s digital transformation. Running from 2021 to 2027 with a budget of around €7.9 billion, it focuses on bringing digital technologies to businesses, citizens, and public administrations. Individual projects can avail a funding of €500,000 to €2 million, with bigger projects eligible for €10 million. Unlike research programmes such as Horizon Europe, DIGITAL is dedicated to deployment—supporting projects that can quickly deliver real-world solutions.

The Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) is inviting researchers, universities, businesses, charities, and public sector organisations to apply for funding to pursue ambitious, high-risk, high-reward research.

DASA are seeking proposals which provide field communication capabilities that are resistant to attack but continue to perform if degraded and are secure.

Funding to create more effective training environments through the use of simulation and synthetic environments which will enable more frequent training, greater challenge and greater availability.

DASA are looking for proposals which promote a shift from more traditional chains of command to more dynamic, lateral networks, with greater delegation of authority and allow exploitation of relevant information at speed.

This funding is to deliver the UK government’s Horizon Europe guarantee.

This funding route is to deliver the UK Government’s Horizon Europe guarantee. Specifically, it covers funding for UK partners involved in EIT-KIC activities in the 2022 calendar year.