New Grants Added This Week – 15th April 2026 to 22nd April 2026
There were 155 new schemes added last week with a total amount available of £13,369,469.
The amounts available range from £5 to £4,072,000.
Money is available for the following funding purposes: Buildings and Renovation, Business Growth, Business Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Purchasing Equipment, Recruit and Develop Staff and Starting a Business.
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:
Demonstration of an Ultra-Efficient Rear Fuselage and Empennage and Its Integrated Industrial System Enabling EIS2035 for the SMR Aircraft
The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery of an aerodynamically efficient, lightweight and high-rate manufacturable ultra-efficient RFE concept at TRL6, addressing the requirements of the Clean Aviation Ultra-Efficient SMR Aircraft concept as outlined in the project ACIandI.
Demonstration of Advanced Airframe for Ultra-Efficient Regional Aircraft
The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, addressing the wing, fuselage, empennage, and key enabling system technologies for airframe optimisation.
Demonstration of an Optimized System Platform for Ultra-Efficient SMR Aircraft
The project supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery of a validated optimized systems platform demonstrator at TRL 6 through representative integration and validation in a relevant environment, targeting a reduced system footprint optimizing weight, volume and energy consumption.
Ground Demonstration of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Architectures for the Ultra-Efficient SMR Aircraft
The projects supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the development and demonstration of a hybrid-electric sub-system into an SMR engine at TRL5 with a Ground Test Demonstration (GTD) by means of virtual or physical integration, addressing the requirements of the Clean Aviation Ultra-Efficient SMR engine concepts.
Demonstration of a Hydrogen Distribution System for a Direct Hydrogen Combustion Propulsion Aircraft
The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery and demonstration of an optimized high-pressure liquid hydrogen distribution and conditioning system at TRL4, demonstrating the system capability to deliver the hydrogen fuel to the direct hydrogen combustion engine at the required conditions.
Demonstration of an Integrated Hydrogen Fuel System for a Fully Electric Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aircraft
The projects supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery and demonstration of an optimized low pressure integrated liquid hydrogen fuel system at TRL4, demonstrating the system capability to deliver the hydrogen fuel at the required conditions.
Demonstration of Advanced Low NOx H2C Propulsion System for a Direct Hydrogen Combustion Aircraft
The projects supported under this topic should contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery of an engine architecture design, including the engine fuel system at TRL4, demonstrating the engine performance and operability.
Demonstration and Validation of Icing Certification Methodologies Compatible with EIS2035 for the SMR and REG Aircraft
The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery of validated numerical and physics-based and AI-assisted SLD icing prediction tools to
support system-level demonstration at TRL6 with quantified uncertainties and traceable validation against experimental and flight test data.
Advanced Noise-Reducing Technologies for Propulsion Systems of Next Generation Ultra-Efficient SMR Aircraft
The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, defining, developing and demonstrating the noise reduction potential of proposed noise reducing and lightweight key technologies for UHBR fan with short inlet engine architecture at TRL5.
Superconducting Motor Windings for a Fully Electric Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aircraft
The project supported under this topic is expected to contribute to outcomes including, but not limited to, the delivery of a high performance superconducting alternating current motor design compatible with the multi-MW fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft concept, including the enabling cryo-cooling architecture.