National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility studies Round 2
UKRI funding supports feasibility studies by UK businesses to accelerate advanced materials innovations for industrial use in key growth sectors, focusing on healthcare, sustainability, electronics, and metamaterials.
Funder: UK Research and Innovation
Due Dates: June 24, 2026 (Full application deadline, 11:00am UK time)
Funding Amounts: Up to £2 million total; individual feasibility studies: £50,000–£100,000 (grant covers up to 70% of eligible costs for small businesses, 60% for medium, 50% for large).
Summary: Supports UK businesses in feasibility studies to accelerate advanced materials innovations for industrial adoption in priority growth and strategic opportunity themes.
Description
This funding opportunity from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), delivered by Innovate UK, is designed to help UK-registered businesses accelerate the translation of advanced materials innovations into industrial applications. The programme targets three high-growth opportunity themes and one strategic opportunity theme, focusing on materials with significant commercial and societal impact. Projects should address key challenges in materials science and demonstrate potential for adoption in one of the UK’s eight growth-driving sectors as defined in the Modern Industrial Strategy.
