Funding opportunity

Analysis for innovators: National Physical Laboratory stage one

• Opportunity status: Closed
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £1,500,000
• Publication date: 26 August 2025
• Opening date: 26 August 2025 9:00am UK time
• Closing date: 15 September 2025 11:30am UK time

Last updated: 12 September 2025 - see all updates

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

UK registered businesses can apply for funding to resolve productivity and competitiveness issues, by working with NPL scientists.

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to single applicants only.

To apply you must be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise.

Updates

• 12 September 2025
  Eligibility summary updated.
• 10 September 2025
  Closing date updated from '10 September 2025' to '15 September 2025'.