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Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £10 million for industrial research projects to explore industrial strategy aligned Createch innovation. This funding is from Innovate UK.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Publication date:
23 June 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round eight

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
8 June 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

ADOPT facilitator support grant: round 10

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£100,000
Publication date:
9 July 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Consumer Led Flexibility for the Clean Energy Superpower Mission

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for pre-commercialisation projects. This funding is from the UKRI R&D Missions Accelerator Programme through the Clean Energy Superpower Mission.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
10 June 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

UKRI Translation: STFC Proof of Concept

Apply for funding to commercialise your technology or science developed from the STFC PPAN community.

This scheme aims to support the PPAN community to develop technology and science towards commercialisation.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£600,000
Publication date:
17 June 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) autumn

UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT).

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,400,000
Award range:
£50,000 - £250,000
Publication date:
1 June 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

UK-Switzerland CR&D Round 3

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million for innovative projects in specific technology areas. You must collaborate with at least one Swiss implementation partner applying under the equivalent Swiss Innosuisse programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Publication date:
22 June 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Farming Innovation Programme: feasibility round five

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £15 million for feasibility projects.

This funding is from the industry-led Research and Development Partnerships Fund, part of the Farming Innovation Programme.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,000,000
Publication date:
21 July 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure 2: energy efficiency

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million. The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment. This funding is from the Department for Transport.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
26 March 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Zero emission vessels and infrastructure round two: electric power

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million.

The funding will be to develop, deploy and operate innovative clean maritime solutions for three years in a real world environment.

This funding is from the Department for Transport.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Transport
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£150,000,000
Publication date:
27 March 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

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