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DRIVE35 innovation fund: collaborate 2

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million for late stage collaborative research and development projects.

Your project will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business and Trade, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£33,000,000
Publication date:
9 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

BBSRC Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Explore 2026

BBSRC ICURe Explore is a market exploration programme for bioscience researchers and technicians.

BBSRC ICURe Explore is open to bioscience researchers in:

  • UK universities
  • BBSRC-funded institutes
  • BBSRC-approved public sector research enterprises

You must have completed ICURe Discover in order to apply.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£420,000
Award:
£35,000
Publication date:
8 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Drive35 innovation fund: demonstrate 2

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million for late stage demonstration research and development projects. Projects will support the UK’s transition to zero emission vehicles and a pathway to a net zero automotive industry.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC)
Funding type:
Grant
Publication date:
8 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Spring

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
Co-funders:
Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Funding type:
Grant
Award range:
£50,000 - £250,000
Publication date:
7 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

International Placement Scheme 2026

Apply to undertake a placement at an international cultural institution. You must either be:

  • a PhD student funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) or Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
  • an early career researcher based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Funding type:
Other
Total fund:
£250,000
Award range:
£6,000 - £16,200
Publication date:
7 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Energy Catalyst round 11, mid stage

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £7 million across the three strands of the competition.

This is for energy access in official development assistance eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Indo Pacific region and Latin America.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,000,000
Publication date:
6 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Creative Industries Clusters: round two: outline stage

Apply for funding to deliver a Creative Industries Cluster to address a challenge for the creative industries in a specific geography, sub-sector or both. Clusters should focus on regional economic growth through applied R&D.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£27,000,000
Maximum award:
£6,750,000
Publication date:
5 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round five

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £4.5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£4,500,000
Publication date:
16 December 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Research and partnership hubs for a healthy society (invite only)

Apply for funding to establish a large-scale multidisciplinary research hub drawing on expertise across the EPSRC and health research community to support people to live healthier lives and prevent ill health.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Maximum award:
£12,500,000
Publication date:
16 December 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

Growth Catalyst: investor partnerships round two

UK registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£100,000,000
Publication date:
16 December 2025
Opening date:
Closing date:

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