Research and Development
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NLnet Foundation Open Calls: €5,000–€50,000 Grants for Free and Open Source Internet Projects, Reopening 3 September 2026 With a 3 November 2026 Deadline
NLnet Foundation pauses submissions until 3 September 2026, when new calls across several of its funds open with a hard deadline of 3 November 2026 at 12:00 CEST, seeking free and open source research and development proposals between €5,000 and €50,000.
Novel Autonomy and Robotics Competition 2026: Up to £60,000 for UK Defence Robotics Research
A historical reference for UK Defence Innovation’s closed 2026 competition supporting early-stage UK defence robotics and autonomous-systems research. Phase 1 offered up to £60,000 per project, within £600,000 total Phase 1 funding.
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund: AI-Native RAN Grant
Historical reference for NTIA's closed fourth Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund notice, which funded U.S.-based secure AI-native Radio Access Network projects. No later application cycle is announced in the official materials linked here.
Qatar Small Business Innovation Grant (SBIG)
Historical reference for QRDI's inaugural Small Business Innovation Grant, which supported Qatar-headquartered, majority Qatari-owned SMEs through phased non-dilutive funding for technology feasibility, development, and commercialization.
Strategic Response Fund (SRF)
Major federal support for large-scale Canadian innovation and industrial transformation projects, with a minimum $10M contribution request for projects of at least $20M total eligible costs.
TBAT Innovation Challenge 2026: A £50,000 R&D Cash Prize Plus a £100,000+ Support Package for UK Technology Businesses, Closing 12 August 2026
TBAT Innovation's 2026 Innovation Challenge awards a UK technology business a £50,000 cash prize to spend on R&D, with £5,000 each for two runners-up, a £1,000 Rising Star Award, and a shared support package worth more than £100,000 in legal, IP, accounting, engineering, NHS access and grant-writing services; applications close 12 August 2026 at 11:59pm.
UK Space Agency C-LEO Call 3 National Only 2026: Up to £42 Million for UK Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communications Projects, Stage One Closing 7 September
The UK Space Agency's C-LEO Call 3 offers up to £42 million for UK-led projects that develop and industrialise low Earth orbit satellite-communications technologies, with Stage One applications closing at 12:00pm GMT on 7 September 2026.
UK Space Agency Earth Observation Missions and Technology Innovation Call 1 (2026): Up to £200,000 for Early-Stage EO Hardware, Deadline 1 September
The UK Space Agency is offering up to £200,000 per project for UK-led, early-stage Earth Observation hardware and instrumentation development starting at TRL 1–4, with projects completing by 31 October 2027.
UK Space Agency NSIP Call 3 2026–2027: Up to £2 Million for UK Space R&D Projects, Outline Proposals Closing 21 August 2026
The UK Space Agency's National Space Innovation Programme Call 3 offers co-funded grants for UK-based space technology, application and service R&D, with Kick Starter awards of £150,000–£1 million and Major Project awards of £150,000–£2 million.
UK–Switzerland Collaborative R&D Round 3 2026: Up to £450,000 for Semiconductors, Life Sciences and Engineering Biology
Innovate UK and Innosuisse are funding UK–Swiss collaborative R&D projects in semiconductors, life sciences and engineering biology, with UK applications due 3 September 2026 for projects starting in February 2027.