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Frontier AI: SME Champions, phase 1

UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise (SMEs) can apply for a share of up to ยฃ3.1 million to deliver feasibility studies for frontier artificial intelligence, and machine learning technologies with a clear route to defensible scale-up.

Grant / United Kingdom / Innovate UK

Closes tomorrow

ADOPT Facilitator support grant: round 12

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of ยฃ2,500, to engage an external Project facilitator to support the development of a full ADOPT grant application.

Grant / United Kingdom / Innovate UK

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I3-2026-INV2a - Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a

Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 2a. Expected Impact: FOR ALL THREE THEMATIC PRIORITIES: Expected impact at the closure of the project (non-exhaustive list): Creation of new value chains in less developed regions and transition regions; Application and deployment of innovative t...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / I3-2026-INV2A

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I3-2026-INV1 - Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1

Interregional Innovation Investments Strand 1. Expected Impact: FOR ALL THREE THEMATIC PRIORITIES: Expected impact at the closure of the project (non-exhaustive list): Innovative technologies tested and adopted by the market; Innovative solutions deployed improving businesses confidence, c...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / I3-2026-INV1

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National Space Innovation Programme - Call 3

The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) provides co-funded grant support to derisk high-reward R&D projects with a clear target market. NSIP operates open funding calls for all space-related technologies under two strands: NSIP Kick Starter that supports highly disruptive early-stag...

Grant / United Kingdom / Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Closes in 7 days

Quantum-Testing Infrastructure for Quantum Technologies

Expected Outcome: This action will establish a pan-European open-access testing and experimentation infrastructure for quantum technologies, enabling systematic validation and certification of quantum components and systems. Expected outcomes include: Deployment of distributed quantum test...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-QTI-13-01

Closes in 7 days

Trapped-Ion Platform Technologies

Expected Outcome: This action will advance Europeโ€™s leadership in trapped-ion quantum computing by achieving the following key outcomes: Establishment of a full-stack ion-trap quantum computer aiming at more than 1.000 qubits, fully integrated into high-performance computing (HPC) systems,...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-TIPT-09-01

Closes in 7 days

Superconducting Platform Technologies

Expected Outcome: This action will consolidate Europeโ€™s position in superconducting quantum computing through: Establishment of a full-stack superconducting quantum computer aiming at 1.000 physical qubits and QPU architecture based on chiplet technology. The system should feature a scalab...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-SPT-10-01

Closes in 7 days

Quantum Experimental Pilot Lines for Quantum Technologies

Expected Outcome: This action will strengthen Europe's leadership and strategic autonomy in quantum technologies by advancing experimental pilot line capacities as a vital stepping stone toward future industrial-scale quantum hardware production. Qu-Pilot serves as the critical intermediar...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-QEXP-14-01

Closes in 8 days

Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems

UK registered SME businesses can apply for a share of up to ยฃ1.66 million to deliver experimental validation of prototype AI systems for novel reusable components of efficient, structured and controllable learning systems.

Grant / United Kingdom / Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

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MDI programme innovation and scale-up hub

UK registered eligible organisations can apply for a share of up to ยฃ4 million for a manufacturing digitalisation innovation (MDI) and scale-up hub to improve the targeting, quality and commercial impact of grant funded activity.

Grant / United Kingdom / Innovate UK

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FY27 Small Business Development Center State of Kansas Network Rebid

Eligible organizations, as defined in Section 3.2, may apply to SBA for an award of financial assistance under this Funding Opportunity to fund an SBDC Program. SBDC Programs deliver professional, high quality, individualized business advising and technical assistance to existing small bus...

Grant / United States / Small Business Administration

Closes in 11 days

Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources SBIR/STTR (UNLOCK SBIR/STTR)

NOFO Number: DE-FOA-0003631 - Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources SBIR/STTR (UNLOCK SBIR/STTR) To obtain a copy of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) please go to DOE eXCHANGE at https://exchange.energy.gov/. To apply to this NOFO, Applicants must...

Grant / United States / Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy

Closes in 13 days

Service request: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด - ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด - ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ

Service request: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด - ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด - ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ

Grant / European Union / European Commission

Closes in 14 days

MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: For supported doctoral candidates New research and transferable skills and competences, leading to improved employability and career prospects within and outside academia; New knowledge allowing the con...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-MSCA-2026-DN-01-01

Closes 30 Nov 2026

SET Award 2027

Global competition for energy and climate tech startups, with โ‚ฌ10,000 in equity-free prize money per category winner and a pitch at the SET Tech Festival in Berlin. Closes 30 Nov 2026.

Competition / Germany / Start Up Energy Transition (dena, German Energy Agency) / No equity / Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Closes 30 Nov 2026

Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge

Global deep-tech startup competition across 13 tracks, with a โ‚ฌ200K equity prize from DeepBright Ventures for the top startup. Applications close 30 November 2026.

Competition / France / Hello Tomorrow / Idea, Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+

Closes 30 Nov 2026

Defence Industry Development Grants Program

The Defence Industry Development Grants Program will fund small to medium enterprises to build Australiaโ€™s sovereign capability, global competitiveness, technical superiority and national security. There are four streams within the program, including: Sovereign Industrial Priorities Export...

Grant / Australia / Australian Government

Closes 1 Dec 2026

The European Prize for Women Innovators

Expected Impact: The prize will boost public awareness of the potential, importance and contribution of women to the EU innovation ecosystem and create strong role models, inspiring more women to become innovators themselves. Expected Outcome: The prize will boost public awareness of the p...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-EIC-2026-PRIZE-WIP