Advanced Manufacturing & Materials grants
Innovate UK and UKRI funding for process, production and materials innovation
Manufacturing and materials proposals win when they make a measurable difference to cost, yield, quality or carbon, not when they describe a better machine in isolation. Innovate UK Made Smarter, UKRI research councils and Horizon Europe's digital industry cluster all back manufacturing innovation, but each wants a different evidence base.
Funders funding advanced manufacturing & materials
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Programmes that fit advanced manufacturing & materials companies
Innovate UK CR&D competitions
Process innovation, digital manufacturing, advanced materials and robotics for UK SMEs.
Made Smarter Innovation
Digital adoption and industrial digital technology for manufacturers.
Horizon Europe Digital, Industry and Space
Advanced manufacturing, materials and digital industry research at EU scale.
What assessors actually score
- A quantified process improvement against today's baseline
- IP and know-how protection that fits a competitive manufacturing strategy
- Supply-chain and scale-up evidence, not just a prototype
Where we work in advanced manufacturing & materials
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials grants in our directory
Live programmes from the UK grant directory that suit advanced manufacturing & materials projects. Deadlines move between rounds, so each listing links through to the current detail.
European Innovation Council
[EIC] Stage 2: EIC Accelerator Challenge
Objectives: The EIC Accelerator aims to support high-risk, high-impact innovations to create new markets or disrupt existing industries in Europe and globally. The program helps scale breakthrough technologies and deep tech innovations, particularly in areas where private investors may be reluctant to invest due to high risk. The EIC Accelerator is best suited for innovative companies with disruptive technologies that need funding to expand and enter global markets. Specific challenges: 1. Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy and Energy Storage System: - Supported start-ups and SMEs must d…
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Artificial Intelligence and Robotics] Apply AI: AI-Driven Robotics for Industry: Enabling System Integration and Adopt…
This topic aims to support a large collaborative project that accelerates the deployment and industrial adoption of AI‑powered robotics by developing common frameworks, reusable integration tools and adoption strategies that work across multiple industrial sectors. It focuses on bridging the gap between robotics research and real‑world industrial systems, helping organisations integrate AI and robotic technologies at scale. What the Project Should Deliver Projects under this call are expected to produce outcomes such as: Modular, interoperable frameworks and standardized protocols to help int…
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Artificial Intelligence and Robotics] Apply AI: Challenge-Driven AI Innovation Booster in Apply AI prioritised sectors…
This topic funds challenge‑driven programmes that organise multi‑stage competitions or innovation boosters focused on generative and advanced AI technologies in key strategic sectors prioritised by the EU’s Apply AI Strategy. The initiative aims to drive significant technological progress and boost AI adoption and innovation by actively engaging AI developers, researchers and SMEs in solving hard, real‑world problems. Priority application domains include areas like advanced manufacturing, healthcare and autonomous driving, where AI can deliver measurable impact and competitiveness gains. Expe…
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Energy supply] Stage 1: Novel approaches towards next-generation battery concepts, leveraging the enabling role of inn…
What the Grant Supports This call supports the development of next-generation battery concepts and advanced materials that go beyond current state-of-the-art battery technologies. Projects can start at any TRL but are expected to achieve TRL 4-5 by project completion. Projects must focus on one of the following application areas: * Low-cost batteries for electric vehicles and stationary energy storage * High-performance batteries for aviation, maritime, and other demanding mobility applications * Advanced battery concepts for grid-scale and industrial energy storage Funding is available for:…
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Energy supply] Stage 2: Novel approaches towards next-generation battery concepts, leveraging the enabling role of inn…
What the Grant Supports This call supports the development of next-generation battery concepts and advanced materials that go beyond current state-of-the-art battery technologies. Projects can start at any TRL but are expected to achieve TRL 4-5 by project completion. Projects must focus on one of the following application areas: * Low-cost batteries for electric vehicles and stationary energy storage * High-performance batteries for aviation, maritime, and other demanding mobility applications * Advanced battery concepts for grid-scale and industrial energy storage Funding is available for:…
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Industrial Competitiveness in Transport] Innovative Solutions for mitigating the environmental impact of waterborne tr…
What the Grant Supports This call funds collaborative R&D projects developing innovative solutions that reduce the environmental impacts of waterborne transport across marine, inland waterway, and port ecosystems. Projects may focus on: * Environmental impacts of low and zero-carbon maritime fuels * Prevention and mitigation of fuel spills and pollution incidents * Water quality and air quality protection * Marine ecosystem monitoring and assessment * Pollution prevention technologies * Environmental impact reduction systems for vessels and ports * Sustainable maritime transport technologies…
Relevant client wins
Grants our team has won for companies solving comparable technical problems.
£452,654
For composite production leap
Mayku
Advanced manufacturing: composites
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£699,030
For robotic polypill manufacturing
FASST
Life sciences: pharmaceutical manufacturing
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