National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility studies Round 2
UKRI funds feasibility studies to advance and industrially apply innovative materials in key growth sectors like healthcare, sustainability, and electronics.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (competition closes / full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to £2 million total; individual feasibility studies £50,000–£100,000 each; project duration 6–9 months; funding covers up to 70% (small), 60% (medium), 50% (large business) of eligible costs.
Summary: Supports UK businesses in feasibility studies to accelerate advanced materials innovation in priority growth and strategic opportunity areas.
Key Information: This is a forecasted round—dates are projected; check the programme page for updates.
Description
This funding opportunity, delivered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through Innovate UK, supports UK-registered businesses in conducting feasibility studies that accelerate the translation and adoption of advanced materials innovations. The programme targets three prioritised high growth themes—future healthcare solutions, sustainable structural systems, and power electronics/connectivity—as well as a strategic opportunity theme in metamaterials and metasurfaces. Projects must demonstrate clear industrial applications in one of the eight growth-driving sectors identified in the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy (IS-8). The competition aims to foster collaboration, prime the UK materials community, and enable rapid industrial uptake of cutting-edge materials technologies.
