DeepTech grants in UK for 2026
UK deep tech now has a flagship: ARIA (Advanced Research and Invention Agency), modeled on DARPA, with £800M over 10 years.
Key programs
- ARIA
- Innovate UK Smart Grants
- UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
- National Quantum Technologies Programme
The funding landscape
ARIA funds high-risk research (£500K-£10M) — program manager driven, light governance. Innovate UK Smart Grants fund SMEs (£100K-£2M). UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships fund individual researchers. National Quantum Programme (£1B+) funds quantum.
Application tip
For ARIA, engage early with Programme Managers — they actively recruit. Public profiles, technical blog posts, conference talks all increase visibility.
DeepTech grants in our directory (5)
UK Future Fund: Breakthrough
British Patient Capital fund for UK deep tech R&D-intensive companies including blockchain infrastructure.
Contracts for Innovation: Enabling Commercial Quantum Networking
Organisations can apply for a share of £20 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop a deployable prototype of an enabling component or sub-system for commercial quantum networking. Eligibility: To lead…
Contracts for Innovation: ProQure - Scaling UK Quantum Computing
Organisations can apply for up to £14 million in phase 1 to develop, build and validate integrated quantum computing hardware and software to demonstrate commercial scale deployment and applications o…
Scaling Supply Chains for Quantum Enabled Sensing and PNT
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £32.8 million for collaborations developing the supply chain for quantum enabled sensing. This funding is from Innovate UK. Eligibility: Thi…
Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device level hardware and associated software to meet the scale, programmability, and runtime performance needs of uni…
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