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Secure the funding you need to innovate and grow your business with our round-up of the best grant opportunities coming up this month. Our curated selection of the latest funding schemes includes grant opportunities for health technology, sustainability, and digital innovation.
Social Impact and Sustainability:
Farming Futures R&D Fund: Low Emissions Farming
Funding for collaborative R&D projects aiming to reduce farming emissions.
What is it? A competition providing up to £12.5 million for collaborative research projects that develop solutions to lower emissions in farming practices. These must address major on-farm or immediate post farmgate challenges or opportunities.
Who is it for? UK-registered organisations collaborating on projects that benefit farmers, growers, or foresters in England.
Deadline: 25th June 2025
Funding for projects focused on environmental sustainability and community benefit in East Sussex
What is it? The N+P in East Sussex Fund has over £30,000 to donate to community projects that contribute to carbon reduction, community participation, and environmental sustainability in East Sussex.
Who is it for? Community groups and organisations within the administrative area of East Sussex County Council. Projects must be delivered by October 2026.
Deadline: 27th June 2025
Investor Partnerships: Clean Energy and Climate Technologies
Funding for UK SMEs developing clean energy and climate tech innovations.
What is it? A competition offering UK-registered SMEs grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners, focusing on technologies that support the UK’s transition to net zero.
Who is it for? UK-registered SMEs working on clean energy projects and climate technology innovations in the UK. Intend to exploit the results from or in the UK.
Deadline: 2nd July 2025
High Weald Nature and Community Fund
Grants supporting nature and community projects in the High Weald area.
What is it? Funding for projects that benefit nature and people across the High Weald National Landscape, including creating green spaces, improving habitats, and enhancing community engagement. Grants range from £500 up to £20,000, with larger amounts available for large-scale, multi-year projects.
Who is it for? Non-profit organisations, public bodies, charities, community groups, schools, churches, and private landowners providing public benefit in the High Weald area. This includes areas such as Heathfield, Crowborough, Battle, Horsham, Crawley, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Uckfield, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Tenterden, Rye and Hastings.
Deadline: 14th July 2025
Grants for small UK charities supporting youth, education, and social welfare.
What is it? Funding for initiatives that improve the quality of life for disadvantaged people and communities in the UK. Focused on youth support, support for the elderly and terminally ill, disability support, and social welfare support.
Who is it for? Small UK-registered charities with an annual income under £1 million.
Deadline: 4th June 2025 (Other opportunities also available)
Emerging Technology:
Japan-UK Joint Call for Collaborations in Advancing Human-Centred AI
Funding for collaborative AI research between UK and Japan.
What is it? A joint funding call supporting collaborative research projects between UK and Japanese institutions focusing on human-centred artificial intelligence.
Who is it for? UK and Japanese research organisations collaborating on AI projects. UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. Japan-based applicants must be eligible for JST funding.
Deadline: 22nd May 2025
Contracts for Innovation: FOAK 2025
Funding to accelerate and increase the adoption of innovation to improve UK railways.
What is it? A competition offering up to £4.7 million across four themes – including personal safety, platform train interfaces, bridge strikes, and AI for complex processes – to develop prototypes, conduct field testing, and demonstrate solutions for the UK rail industry.
Who is it for? Organisations developing innovations in personal safety applicable to the UK rail sector.
Deadline: 28th May 2025
Developing Semiconductor Hardware For Critical Technologies
Grant funding for feasibility studies to advance UK-based semiconductor design and manufacturing.
What is it? Innovate UK is offering up to £5 million in grant funding for feasibility projects that support the development of semiconductor hardware in the UK. Projects must explore innovative advancements in design or fabrication with commercial potential and relevance to critical technologies.
Who is it for? UK-registered businesses with project costs between £75,000 and £300,000. Projects should last up to 6 months and all funded work should be carried out in the UK.
Deadline: 29th May
Health and Wellbeing
Invention for Innovation (i4i) Product Development Awards
Funding for the development of innovative healthcare technologies.
What is it? A awards to support the development of medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health technologies addressing existing or emerging healthcare needs. These awards will help enhance preclinical and clinical product development and the development of real-world evidence for NHS or social care adoption.
Who is it for? UK-based SMEs, NHS organisations, and higher education institutions developing healthcare innovations.
Deadline: 28th May 2025
Funding for international teams tackling major cancer research challenges.
What is it? An initiative providing substantial funding to multidisciplinary teams addressing some of the toughest challenges in cancer research. Each successful team will be awarded up to £20m ($25m).
Who is it for? International research teams with innovative approaches to cancer research.
Deadline: 18th June
Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme
Funding to progress medical research from discovery to early clinical development.
What is it? A scheme supporting the translation of fundamental discoveries towards clinical application, including preclinical and early-phase clinical studies. This funding is intended to support the development of and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions.
Who is it for? UK-based researchers and organisations conducting medical research. Applicants must direct the project and be actively engaged with the work.
Deadline: 16th July 2025
Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)
Funding to support life sciences manufacturing projects in the UK.
What is it? A fund providing capital grants to support investments in life sciences manufacturing projects, enhancing the UK’s health resilience and economic growth.
Who is it for? UK-based companies investing in life sciences manufacturing.
Deadline: Open; expressions of interest accepted on a rolling basis.
Other
Funding to explore the commercial potential of research ideas.
What is it? A scheme supporting early-stage projects to test the feasibility and commercial potential of innovative research concepts.
Who is it for? UK-based researchers and organisations seeking to commercialise research findings.
Deadline: 29th May 2025
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