Funding opportunity

Sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) series one

• Opportunity status: Open
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £1,600,000
• Publication date: 7 August 2025
• Opening date: 11 August 2025 9:30am UK time
• Closing date: 10 September 2025 11:00am UK time

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.6 million for the development of Proof of Concept demonstrators of AI technologies with state of the art performance. This is to support the UK’s AI sovereignty objectives.

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to single applicants.

To lead a project, your organisation must be a UK registered business.