Innovate-Uk

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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 to 2027 Round 2

A UKRI/Innovate UK competition for university, FE, RTO, and Catapult-led projects with UK businesses, where applications are scored competitively for shared competition funding available until 24 June 2026.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Competition budget £10,000,000 Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 to 2027 Round 2

UKRI and Innovate UK are opening an open-to-apply KTP round for UK-registered knowledge base organisations partnering with UK businesses on 12- to 36-month innovation projects.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: up to £10,000,000 (competition total budget) Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Medicines Manufacturing: Labs of the Future 2026: Up to £1.5 Million for UK SME Automation Projects

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £7.5 million to develop and use digital, automated and robotic technologies that improve pharmaceutical process development and manufacturing.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £7.5 million total fund; project grant requests must be £500,000 to £1.5 million Deadline: May 27, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility Studies Round 2

UKRI’s Innovate UK competition for UK registered businesses to fund materials innovation projects that advance toward industrial adoption, with up to £2 million in total and project requests between £50,000 and £100,000.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £2,000,000 total funding allocation Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C6: UK Energy Network Innovation Discovery Grants (Open 2026)

An open UK Innovate UK/Ofgem competition for collaborative Discovery Phase projects in energy networks, with up to £200,000 per proposal requested from SIF, delivered through a four-phase innovation pathway and aligned to one of five energy network challenges.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £200,000 requested SIF funding per Discovery project (exclusive of VAT) Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund round 5 Discovery C6

Collaborative Discovery Phase funding for UK electricity and gas network operators to test solutions across seven grid and system innovation challenge areas, with round funding up to £30 million and up to £200,000 requested per Discovery project.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £200,000 per Discovery project; up to £30,000,000 total round funding Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

UK Counter UAS Technologies Grant (Innovate UK) 2026: Counter UAS Technologies

UKRI/Innovate UK will invest in UK organisations and consortia to develop dual-use counter-drone technologies for civil, defence, security, and critical infrastructure protection in the 2026 competition.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £5,000,000 total competition fund Deadline: Jun 3, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: Electric Power

UKRI and the Department for Transport are funding innovative 100% battery electric vessels and modern shore-power infrastructure through a three-year real-world demonstration model, with up to £150,000,000 allocated and a total project grant cap of £30,000,000 per application.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Competition fund £150,000,000; eligible project costs £6,000,000–£60,000,000 Deadline: Sep 16, 2026 Location: United Kingdom