Open Challenges
50 active challenges from startups, government bodies, and top companies.
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Discovery C7
This competition is open to collaborations only.
Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund Round 5 Discovery C7
This competition is open to collaborations only.
Engineering Biology Access to Infrastructure Pilot
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CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomes
To lead a project, you can:
Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis
This competition is open to collaborations only.
National Materials Innovation Programme: CR&D Rd1
CfI: Counter UAS Demonstrations in Prison Environments
To lead a project, you can:
Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academic
This competition is open to single applicants with supporting organisations.
CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1
To lead a project, you can:
FOAK Builder: Programme Entry Expression of Interest
This competition is open to single applicants only.
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 12
Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1
Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems
MDI Programme Innovation and Scale-up Hub
Investor Partnerships – Battery Innovation Programme
This competition is open to single applicants only.
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter
This competition is open to single applicants. Grants shall be awarded to, and administered by, the applicant organisation.
UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5
This competition is open to UK and Germany collaborations only.
Full ADOPT Grant: Round 10
This competition is open to collaborations only.
Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3
Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1
This competition is open to single applicants only.
Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3
This competition is open to collaborations only.
Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2
This competition is open to collaborations only.
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Assurance and Compliance
This competition is open to collaborative projects only.
BridgeAI Deployment Catalyst: AI for Decision Critical Systems
This competition is open to collaborative projects only.
Continuous Hormone Monitoring
5/11/2026We are looking for breakthroughs in continuous hormone monitoring in women's health through next-generation biosensors.
CfI: Earlier identification of UK children with SEN
To lead a project, you can:
Advanced Connectivity Technologies: New Innovators
This competition is open to single applicants only.
Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1
This competition is open to single applicants or collaborations.
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 10
UK-Switzerland CR&D Round 3
This competition is open to UK and Swiss collaborations only.
Farming Innovation Programme: Feasibility Round 5
DRIVE35 Innovation Fund: Collaborate 3
Electricity Demand Turn Up trial: EOI for flexibility providers
Accelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT
This competition is open to collaborations only.
Quantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D
Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D
Full ADOPT Grant: Round 9
This competition is open to collaborations only.
Farming Futures R&D fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant: Round 11
Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
Ultra Long Duration Energy Storage Project Development Studies Relaunch
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
Advanced Manufacturing: Measurement and Sensing Pilot
This pilot is open to single applicants only.
Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors
This competition is open to single applicants only.
CfI: Engineering Biology for Defra and FSA Phase 1
To lead a project, you can:
Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects Rd 5
This competition is open to collaborations only.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3
To lead a project your organisation must:
Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
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