Semiconductors & Microelectronics grants
UK Semiconductor Strategy-era funding for chip design, packaging and materials
Between Innovate UK CR&D competitions, the UK Semiconductor Strategy and Horizon Europe chip-related priorities, semiconductor start-ups have more routes to funding than at any point in decades. Capital intensity is the challenge: assessors want to know a feasibility award genuinely reduces risk rather than paying for a tape-out.
£190m+ won by our team
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Funders funding semiconductors & microelectronics
- EPSRC
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Programmes that fit semiconductors & microelectronics companies
Innovate UK CR&D competitions
Devices, design tools, advanced packaging and materials for UK-registered SMEs.
ATI SME Programme
Aerospace-relevant microelectronics, avionics and power electronics funding.
Horizon Europe cluster calls
Metrology and standards work supporting European manufacturing resilience.
What assessors actually score
- A feasibility scope that genuinely fits the budget and fab access
- Named foundry, packaging or characterisation partners
- Yield, power and performance targets against a real incumbent
Where we work in semiconductors & microelectronics
Semiconductors & Microelectronics grants in our directory
Live programmes from the UK grant directory that suit semiconductors & microelectronics projects. Deadlines move between rounds, so each listing links through to the current detail.
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - JU] Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking 2026 Call – HORIZON-JU-SNS-2026-FEM
Grant summary The SNS JU 2026 FEM call funds the design and validation of a low-cost, energy-efficient 6G Front-End Module for future radio systems. The focus is on FR3 frequency bands, advanced radio-frequency components, massive MIMO, antenna arrays, spectrum sharing, integrated sensing and communications, full-duplex operation, AI/ML-enabled radio optimisation, and European microelectronics supply-chain sovereignty. The call is intended to strengthen Europe’s position in 6G telecoms, radio systems, semiconductor technologies, RF components, and advanced microelectronics, with strong links…
Horizon Europe
[Horizon Europe - DIGITAL] CL4-2027-04 Energy-efficient AI Data Centres
This is a demonstration-heavy, industrially oriented grant for mature technologies that can materially reduce the energy and environmental impact of AI data centres. The Commission wants practical pilots, not conceptual studies: cooling, power backup, AI-aware operations, waste-heat reuse and energy-system integration all need to be shown in credible real-world settings. The most competitive bids will probably present a full-stack story: chip/module thermal management + data-centre operations optimisation + energy/waste-heat integration + validated industrial use cases. A good proposal should…
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Civil Security for Society] Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessment
What the Grant Supports The programme supports the development of advanced cybersecurity technologies that improve the security, resilience and trustworthiness of software and hardware systems across their entire lifecycle. Projects may focus on: * Secure hardware and trusted chip architectures * Secure microprocessors and hardware root-of-trust technologies * Post-quantum secure hardware solutions * Hardware supply chain security and traceability * Security-by-design methodologies * Software supply chain security * Automated vulnerability detection and patching * AI-driven security testing a…
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Civil Security for Society] Climate security and civil preparedness – new ways to develop pre- and post-crisis climate…
What the Grant Supports Projects that: * Develop pre-crisis and post-crisis climate change related scenarios. * Identify and prioritise climate security scenarios. * Assess cascading and compounding climate security risks across multiple sectors. * Develop and validate advanced tools, technologies and data-driven solutions for climate and environmental risk forecasting, crisis management and adaptation. * Develop and validate risk analytical and assessment tools, weather alerts and forecasts. * Develop and validate advanced tools and technologies to assess and monitor climate-induced disaster…
European Innovation Council
EIC Accelerator
Funding and investment for high-risk, high-potential deep-tech SMEs and start-ups scaling breakthrough innovations.
Advanced Research + Invention Agency
ARIA opportunity spaces
Rolling and programme-based funding for high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for transformative impact.
Relevant client wins
Grants our team has won for companies solving comparable technical problems.
Grant plus matched investment
Grant and investor funding aligned
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