Research and Development
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Vinnova Innovation Project Grant
Historical reference for Vinnova's closed Smartare Elektroniksystem: Forsknings- och Innovationsprojekt 2024 call, including its funding limits, eligibility rules, required attachments, and assessment criteria.
Advanced Connectivity Technologies: New Innovators 2026 (Innovate UK Competition 2513): £25,000 to £50,000 at 100 Percent Funding, Reserved for UK Micro and Small Businesses That Have Never Held an Innovate UK Grant — Closing 5 August 2026
Innovate UK and DSIT are sharing a £500,000 pot in grants of £25,000 to £50,000, covering 100 percent of eligible project costs, for three-to-six-month connectivity projects led by UK micro and small businesses that have never received direct Innovate UK funding.
Business Finland Challenge Competition for Leading Companies 2026: Historical Reference for the Closed €80 Million Round
Historical reference for Business Finland's closed 2026 challenge competition for leading companies. The first-phase deadline was 11 September 2026. The official call is ended; no 2027 competition call has been announced.
Canada SR&ED Tax Incentive Guide (2026): 35% Enhanced Credit and $6 Million Limit
If your team is solving a real technical problem through experiments and analysis, SR&ED may let you recover some of those costs through a tax deduction and federal investment tax credit. The 2026 guidance also offers an optional pre-claim approval route for eligible businesses.
CSIRO Kick-Start Program: AUD 10,000–50,000 Matched Funding for Australian SMEs
Year-round dollar-matched funding of AUD 10,000 to AUD 50,000 per voucher for eligible Australian businesses working with CSIRO on early-stage R&D.
DE-FOA-0003624: IGNIITE 2026 (Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy)
ARPA-E’s DE-FOA-0003624 is a 2026 cohort-focused energy innovation grant path for early-career researchers, with up to $500,000 per award and possible follow-on support.
Defence Innovation Loans FY 2026/27: £100,000–£1 Million for UK Defence Technology SMEs
UK-registered SMEs developing mature, commercialisable defence innovations can apply for a Defence Innovation Loan of £100,000 to £1 million, with the FY 2026/27 Cycle 3 deadline on 1 September 2026.
DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3 (2026): Share of £20 Million for Late-Stage Zero Emission Vehicle R&D in the UK
Innovate UK's DRIVE35 Collaborate 3 competition offers UK-registered business-led consortia a share of up to £20 million in grant funding for late-stage collaborative R&D that develops and enables manufacture of zero emission vehicle technologies, with applications closing 16 September 2026.
Economic Research on the Returns to R&D Investment 2026: Up to £308,000 for 24-Month UKRI Projects
The ESRC and UKRI fund research that improves measurement of the economic and social returns to research and development, with projects up to £308,000 full economic cost and a 19 November 2026 deadline.
EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges Pilot Stage 2 (2027)
An officially announced, restricted second stage of the EIC pilot. It is intended to develop the most promising solutions from Stage 1 and test them in real-world environments with users. The EIC Work Programme describes the 2027 stage as anticipated; the published deadline is indicative.