New Grants Added This Week – 18th December 2025 to 25th December 2025
There were 102 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £17,169,000.
The amounts available range from £1,000 to £10,000,000.
Money is available for the following funding purposes: Buildings and Renovation, Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Overseas Markets Development, Purchasing Equipment and Recruit and Develop Staff.
Money is available for the following business types: Academic, Large Business, Medium Business, Micro Business, Research Organisation, Small Business and Start-ups.
Top 10 Funding Opportunities:
Large-Scale Demonstration of Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HD BEV) Towards Long-Haul Logistics Operations (2ZERO Partnership)
The results of the projects supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, increased percentage of Heavy Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HD-BEV) tested and used in operations by the logistics and transport operators involved in the demonstrations, compared to the current fleets.
R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Decarbonisation of Energy Intensive Industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Clean Steel Partnerships)
The results of the projects supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, accelerating the use of innovative technologies to decarbonise industrial processes and bring to the market more cost-effective clean products to strengthen the competitiveness, sustainability (including biodiversity), and resilience of EU industries.
European Startup and Scaleup Hubs Pilot
The results of the project supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, accelerating market expansion for European deep tech startups across EU regions and beyond by fostering collaboration and mutual support among European tech startup ecosystem actors.
Energy-Efficient Software-Defined EVs (2ZERO Partnership)
The results of the project supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, demonstrating energy-efficient, electric Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), with purposely developed and strategically positioned traction and chassis hardware (HW) subsystems leveraging opportunities of the software (SW) abstraction layers as the cornerstone of SDV, and overall scalable.
Thematic Networks of Excellence for AI in Science (RAISE pilot) (RIA)
The results of the project supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, scientific progress with the help of AI, addressing strategic scientific challenges in the thematic areas selected.
Accelerating the Discovery and Development of Chemicals and Innovative Advanced Materials through Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU Partnership)
The results of the projects supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, accelerating the discovery and development process for innovative advanced materials and chemicals through digital tools developed in Europe.
Thematic Networks of Excellence for AI in Science – Agriculture and Environmental Pollution (RAISE Pilot)
The results of the project supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, scientific progress with the help of AI addressing strategic scientific challenges in the thematic areas selected; agricultural sciences and environmental pollution sciences.
Affordable and Sustainable Primary Equipment for Future-Ready Multi-Terminal HVDC Systems
The results of the projects supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the expansion of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) infrastructure across Europe being facilitated and supporting the EU’s energy transition through more performant, sustainable and affordable HVDC equipment that ensure higher grid reliability and stability.
Shipyards of the Future (ZEWT Partnership)
The results of the projects supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, a strengthened European value chain cooperation and integration between equipment manufacturers and large, medium, and small-scale shipyards resulting in enhanced European competitiveness.
Ports of the Future (ZEWT Partnership)
The results of the projects supported under this topic are expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, ensured applicability and replicability of sustainable and digital strategies at port level for middle and small-size maritime ports and inland ports across all the EU, balancing geography and size.