Opportunities
Startup grants in United Kingdom (October 2026)
Open grants a founder in United Kingdom can apply to, each checked against its official page. Calls named for United Kingdom come first, then regional and worldwide calls that include it.
41 listings
Closing this month (13)
- Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&DInnovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 2, 2026
- Full ADOPT Grant: Round 9Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) / Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 7, 2026
- Innovation Loans Expression of InterestInnovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 9, 2026
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 14, 2026
- KAVA Call 14 - UpscalingEIT RawMaterialsOpenGrantDeadline: October 16, 2026
- Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C7Innovate UK / OfgemOpenGrantDeadline: October 21, 2026
- HERIFORGE 2nd Open CallHERIFORGEOpenGrantDeadline: October 27, 2026
- Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems (EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026)European Innovation CouncilOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing (EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026)European Innovation Council (European Commission)OpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison EnvironmentsInnovate UK / UKRIOpens soonGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomesUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems (DeepRAP)European Innovation CouncilOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- TRUNSPORT Open Call 1European Commission / TRUNSPORT ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: October 30, 2026
Specific to United Kingdom (15)
- Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&DInnovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 2, 2026
- Full ADOPT Grant: Round 9Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) / Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 7, 2026
- Innovation Loans Expression of InterestInnovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 9, 2026
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 14, 2026
- Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C7Innovate UK / OfgemOpenGrantDeadline: October 21, 2026
- DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: November 4, 2026
- Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academicUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: November 4, 2026
- Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1Innovate UKOpens soonGrantDeadline: November 11, 2026
- Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI SystemsInnovate UKOpens soonGrantDeadline: November 18, 2026
- European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Innowwide CALL 5European Partnership on Innovative SMEs / EurekaOpens soonGrantDeadline: December 1, 2026
- UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: December 1, 2026
- Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: December 2, 2026
- UNITE Open Call 2 for Joint Interregional ProjectsUNITE European Digital Health ValleysOpenGrantDeadline: December 10, 2026
- UK-Singapore CRD 2026Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: December 16, 2026
- EurostarsEureka NetworkOpenGrantDeadline: March 4, 2027
Also open to founders in United Kingdom (26)
Regional and worldwide calls whose rules include United Kingdom.
- KAVA Call 14 - UpscalingEIT RawMaterialsOpenGrantDeadline: October 16, 2026
- HERIFORGE 2nd Open CallHERIFORGEOpenGrantDeadline: October 27, 2026
- Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems (EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026)European Innovation CouncilOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing (EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026)European Innovation Council (European Commission)OpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison EnvironmentsInnovate UK / UKRIOpens soonGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomesUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) / Innovate UKOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems (DeepRAP)European Innovation CouncilOpenGrantDeadline: October 28, 2026
- TRUNSPORT Open Call 1European Commission / TRUNSPORT ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: October 30, 2026
- Fostering Opportunity in Regional Growth across Europe (FORGE)EIT HealthOpenGrantDeadline: November 2, 2026
- FORTIS Open Call #2: Pushing towards the deployment of FORTIS and Exploiting the FORTIS solution in other key sectorsEuropean Commission / FORTIS ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: November 4, 2026
- FIERCE 2nd Open Call for the Financial Support ProgrammeFIERCEOpenGrantDeadline: November 9, 2026
- Financial Support To Startups Open Call 2026EIT Urban MobilityOpenGrantDeadline: November 16, 2026
- GroundWork Open CallEuropean Commission / GroundWork ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: November 19, 2026
- EIC STEP Scale UpEuropean Innovation Council and SMEs Executive AgencyOpenGrantDeadline: November 25, 2026
- WoodStock Grants to support climate-smart wood construction solutionsGhent University / WoodStock ConsortiumOpenGrantDeadline: December 15, 2026
- Ofwat Water Innovation FundOfwat & Challenge WorksOpenGrantDeadline: January 6, 2027
- Women TechEU 2 EICEuropean Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)OpenGrantDeadline: January 14, 2027
- Women TechEU Open CallEuropean Commission / EISMEA (Women TechEU Consortium)OpenGrantDeadline: January 14, 2027
- ‘Proof of market’ to improve valorisation and commercialisation of Horizon generated R&I results (IA)European CommissionOpenGrantDeadline: February 2, 2027
- European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Eurostars: joint transnational call for proposals (CALL 12 of Eurostars-3)Eureka / European Partnership on Innovative SMEsOpens soonGrantDeadline: March 4, 2027
- Women TechEU (2026-2028)European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency / Sploro consortiumOpenGrantDeadline: July 13, 2027
- Accelerating uptake through open proposals for advanced SME innovation (HORIZON-CL3-2027-01-SSRI-01)European CommissionOpens soonGrantDeadline: November 4, 2027
- CETPartnership Joint CallsClean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership)OpenGrantDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation FundingDraper Richards Kaplan FoundationRollingGrantDeadline: Rolling
- She's Next, Empowered by VisaVisaStatus to confirmGrantDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP)Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T)Status to confirmGrantDeadline: No fixed deadline
Questions founders ask
- How many grants are open right now for founders in United Kingdom?
- 41 grants are open for founders in United Kingdom right now: 15 named for United Kingdom, and 26 open through regional or worldwide calls.
- Which of these closes next?
- Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D closes on October 2, 2026.
- How many have a deadline this month?
- 13 close in October 2026.