The Santander X UK Awards is Santander’s flagship entrepreneurship competition, recognising and accelerating the UK’s most ambitious early‑stage ventures. Designed for university entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs, the programme offers participants the opportunity to gain national visibility, expert support, and access to substantial equity‑free funding. The 2026 awards feature three entry categories—University, Startup and SME—with clear … Santander X UK Awards

The MCS Foundation is supporting the transition to a carbon‑free, future‑proofed heating system for UK homes by helping develop and roll out the Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship, the UK’s first dedicated heat pump apprenticeship. As this apprenticeship is new, additional assistance is being offered to help training providers, employers, and prospective apprentices prepare for … Low Carbon Heating Technician Apprenticeship

This funding programme supports UK‑based SMEs operating in the space sector to strengthen their cyber security and become more competitive in the global market. Its purpose is to help organisations achieve recognised cyber security standards, making them more attractive to potential partners, customers and international opportunities. The scheme is open until further notice and is … Cyber Security Support for UK Space Sector SMEs

The Depot Charging Scheme is a major government initiative designed to accelerate the adoption of zero‑emission heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans and coaches by supporting fleet operators to install the necessary charging infrastructure at their depots. Building on a successful 2025/26 pilot, the scheme will deliver £170 million of multi‑year funding from April 2026 to … Depot Charging Scheme

The Barclays Black Founder Accelerator is a 12‑week programme designed to support and champion Black founder‑led businesses across the UK, particularly those using digital or technological solutions to deliver their products or services. Delivered in partnership with Foundervine, an organisation specialising in supporting under‑represented entrepreneurs, the accelerator helps early‑stage and scaling companies strengthen their business … Barclays Black Founder Accelerator

The Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chains: Potential High Growth SMEs competition provides up to £2 million in Innovate UK funding to help UK‑registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises overcome barriers to commercialisation and scaling. Running from 18 March to 22 April 2026, the competition aims to improve resource efficiency or resilience within supply chains that support … Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chains

The Electricals Recycling Fund provides £1 million in funding to support practical, scalable projects that make it easier for UK households to recycle small electrical items. The fund has already supported over 70 pilot schemes, delivering more than 800 new drop‑off points, 800 tonnes of recycled electrical waste, and thousands of community repair sessions. It … Electricals Recycling Fund 2026

The Made Smarter Digital Internship Programme helps small and medium-sized manufacturers adopt new technologies by matching them with digitally skilled students and recent graduates. The programme provides a funded Digital Intern who can support businesses in developing digital strategies, introducing new tools and integrating technology into everyday operations. This practical support is aimed at increasing … Made Smarter’s Internship Programme

The Supporting Grassroots Music programme is a targeted funding strand within Arts Council England’s Project Grants, designed to strengthen and sustain the grassroots music sector across England. The fund provides National Lottery investment to organisations that play a vital role in supporting early-stage musicians and the wider live music ecosystem. Who can apply:Eligible applicants include … Supporting Grassroots Music

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) offers a range of grants to support the training, education, and skills development of UK-based makers, craftspeople, and conservators at different stages of their careers. The programme aims to strengthen and preserve high-quality craft skills across both traditional and contemporary disciplines. Grant types and funding: Eligibility:Applicants must be individuals … QEST Grants

The BFI Filmmaking Fund – Discovery and Impact feature funding provides National Lottery investment to support the production of original UK feature films in live action and animation. The fund is designed to back distinctive, ambitious filmmaking and support both emerging and established creative teams. Two funding strands: Who can apply:Applications must be made by … BFI Filmmaking Fund

The Digital Divide Grant from The Access Foundation supports charities and eligible not-for-profit organisations to reduce digital exclusion among disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Funding is intended to improve access to technology, digital skills, and IT facilities, helping individuals participate more fully in education, employment, and everyday life. Who can apply:Registered charities and eligible not-for-profit organisations, … Digital Divide Grant

Made Smarter UK is a national, government-backed initiative that helps UK manufacturers adopt cutting-edge digital technologies, boost productivity and drive sustainable growth through expert support, training and funding. The programme connects manufacturing businesses with specialist advisers who assess digital needs and develop tailored roadmaps for technology adoption, covering areas such as automation, data integration, robotics, … Made Smarter

The Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks is a UK capital grant programme designed to strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity for key components used in offshore wind generation and electricity networks. The fund has a total value of up to £300 million and aims to address supply chain constraints while supporting the … Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund:

The Water Discovery Challenge 2 is a UK-wide innovation competition designed to support early-stage ideas that could transform the water sector. Part of the Water Innovation Fund, the challenge seeks ambitious, scalable solutions that address key industry and environmental issues, including leakage reduction, pollution prevention, climate resilience, net zero emissions and improving outcomes for customers … Water Discovery Challenge 2

The King’s Trust Test My Business Idea Grant supports young people in the UK who want to explore whether their business idea could work in practice. The grant provides up to £500 to help test and refine an idea before fully launching a business, enabling applicants to gain practical insight into customers, costs, delivery and … King’s Trust Test My Business Idea Grant

The BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund supports UK-based organisations to design and deliver creative development programmes that nurture talent and progress feature film, narrative immersive and other innovative storytelling projects. The fund aims to broaden access to the screen industries, diversify the range of stories in development, and strengthen the UK’s creative ecosystem through … BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund

The Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) programme, delivered by Innovate UK, helps UK businesses innovate and grow by partnering with universities or research organisations. Through a KTP, a business works with academic experts and recruits a high-calibre graduate (the KTP Associate) to deliver a strategic innovation project that addresses a key business challenge and builds long-term … Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

The Endangered Crafts Fund from Heritage Crafts provides small grants of up to £2,500 to support UK-based craftspeople, organisations and groups working to sustain traditional craft skills that are at risk of disappearing. The fund focuses on crafts classed as endangered or critically endangered on the Red List of Endangered Crafts and aims to secure … Endangered Crafts Fund – Small Grants for Traditional Skills

The Travel Awards programme provides UK businesses and innovation-focused organisations with financial support to attend key European events that help build international partnerships, develop collaborative projects and engage with major research and development programmes such as Horizon Europe and EUREKA. Successful applicants can receive up to £750 to contribute towards eligible travel and accommodation costs, … Travel Award: Innovate

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a European Union–funded business exchange programme that helps new and aspiring entrepreneurs gain practical experience by working alongside experienced business owners in another participating country. The programme supports cross-border learning, skills development, and international business connections through real-world immersion rather than classroom training. New entrepreneurs—defined as individuals planning to start … Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs: UK Applicants

In partnership with Sport England, the England and Wales Cricket Board has launched a new fund to help cricket tackle inequalities in access to safe, good quality grass cricket pitches across England and Wales. The Grass Pitch Improvement Fund will invest £5 million of National Lottery funding in grassroots facilities over three years. The first … Grass Pitch Improvement Fund – England

An independent charity serving the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, that have enduring plans to empower communities with projects across three key funding priorities: 1. Community resilience; supporting projects that embed greater energy resilience within communities. 2. Fuel poverty innovation; supporting innovative and scalable solutions for addressing fuel poverty in our region. 3. Net … Northern PowerGrid Foundation

As part of its long-term commitment to sustainability, the Stobart Group has launched a new fund to support community-led environmental and sustainability projects across the UK. The Stobart Sustainability Fund will support not-for-profit organisations, community groups, and educational facilities, such as schools and colleges, in transforming their local communities through projects that: The fund aims … Stobart Sustainability Fund

UK charities, educational institutions (such as Schools and Further Educations Colleges) and NHS Trusts seeking funding to support those under the age of 18 who are living with a mental health condition or disability or growing up in poverty can apply for funding through the Hargreaves Foundation. The Foundation aims to help children and young … Hargreaves Foundation

CRASH, the construction and property industries’ charity, assists homelessness charities and hospices with their construction projects. CRASH offers help in a practical way as well as providing cash grants. CRASH does this by supporting improvements to hospices, hostels, day centres, night shelters, training centres and move-on accommodation. CRASH unites the industry and channels the expertise … CRASH: Construction Fund

The Government is providing up to £210m worth of voucher funding as immediate help for people suffering from slow broadband speeds in rural areas. Eligible homes and businesses can apply for up to £4,500 to cover the costs of a gigabit-capable connection. Click here to find out more.