https://getbearings.co.uk/exploreNew grants & funding open to North West businesses.en-gbThu, 15 Oct 2026 20:52:22 +0000720https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f2be2c1ee6a7opp-f2be2c1ee6a7Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingYoung people aged 15-22 (up to 25 if care experienced or SEND) who live in the City of Manchester can get up to £5,000 for equipment, training or resources. It must go towards a goal in work,… max award £5,000 · Closes 3 Nov 2026 · Greater Manchester · With We Love MCR Charity: Manchester's Rising Stars Fund (grants up to £5,000 for young Mancunians)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f010270a700eopp-f010270a700eThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingRolling grants of up to £15,000 a year for up to two years for registered charities supporting children and young people aged 0-25 and their families in Chester and rural Cheshire West and Chester… max award £15,000 · Open all year · Cheshire West, Cheshire & Warrington · With Westminster Foundation: Community Grants (Chester and rural Cheshire West)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-ee263b4b84afopp-ee263b4b84afThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCity in the Community, Manchester City's charity, is giving small grants of up to £5,000 to local charities and grassroots organisations in Manchester running participatory sport, movement or… max award £5,000 · Closes 2 Nov 2026 · Greater Manchester · With City in the Community (Manchester City): Manchester Connecting Communities Fund (EURO 2028)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-ed274a2a0fffopp-ed274a2a0fffThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingA £10.5m fund for feature films (including animation and documentary) and scripted or unscripted TV that spend money, film and hire crew in Greater Manchester. Awards are typically £50,000 to… award £50,000–£750,000 · total pot £10.5m · Open all year · Greater Manchester · With Greater Manchester Production Fund (GMCA) - film and TVhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c42898b12db7opp-c42898b12db7Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingNot-for-profit community groups and charities within about 10 miles of Manchester Airport can apply for up to £3,000 towards equipment or other tangible items of lasting community benefit (not… max award £3,000 · Closes 6 Dec 2026 · Greater Manchester · With Manchester Airport Community Trust Fundhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-b9e007c3d6aaopp-b9e007c3d6aaThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingFactory International and English National Opera will hand the North Warehouse at Aviva Studios to one artist, collective or creative team for up to six days in February 2027, with a development and… Closes 9 Nov 2026 · North West · With Factory International: Artist Takeover (Think Big! with English National Opera)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a297ec37dff3opp-a297ec37dff3Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCumbria Community Foundation runs over 100 grant funds for community and voluntary groups, and some for individuals, including arts and music funds and grants for young people. Applications go to one… Closes 30 Oct 2026 · Cumbria · With Cumbria Community Foundation: grant committee deadline dateshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-901bbeb67097opp-901bbeb67097Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingVoluntary groups, charities, CICs and social enterprises based in Greater Manchester can apply for up to £10,000 for projects that help Trafford residents: keeping people safe, reducing harm and… max award £10,000 · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · Trafford, Greater Manchester · With Trafford Council: VCSE grant (Standing Together community safety)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-868fc72e9abcopp-868fc72e9abcThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCouncil grants for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisations delivering early, preventative community activity for Cheshire West and Chester residents, in tiers from small… max award £100,000 · Closes 4 Nov 2026 · Cheshire West, Cheshire & Warrington · With Cheshire West and Chester Council: Community Investment Fundhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-80d6d40252c0opp-80d6d40252c0Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of £10,000 to £100,000 for skills and STEM projects of up to two years, such as STEM festivals, engagement days and early-years to higher-education initiatives, delivered in the fund's coastal… award £10,000–£100,000 · Closes 24 Mar 2027 · Lancashire & Cumbria · With Walney Extension Community Fund: The Skills Fund (STEM and skills projects, £10k-£100k)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-74b48d09a87bopp-74b48d09a87bThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrassroots, locally run community groups in any of Greater Manchester's ten boroughs with yearly income under £75,000 can apply for up to £2,500. It is run by Forever Manchester with DF Capital and… max award £2,500 · Closes 22 Oct 2026 · Greater Manchester · With Forever Manchester: DF Capital Foundation grantshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-62a77395df82opp-62a77395df82Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe new Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority's first community grant round offers seed grants up to £1,500, revenue grants up to £10,000 for prevention and progression projects, and capital… max award £50,000 · Closes 22 Nov 2026 · Warrington, Cheshire & Warrington · With Mayoral Investment Fund VCFSE Grant Programme (Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority, run by CWIP/CWVA)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5e773a3fc595opp-5e773a3fc595Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCommunity groups with projects in the M8, M9 or M40 postcodes of north Manchester can ask for a grant or for skilled volunteers from EQUANS, Manchester City Council's housing repairs provider.… Closes 14 Nov 2026 · Greater Manchester · With Equans North Manchester Community Funding (grants or volunteers, M8, M9, M40)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5e41c52ef1b5opp-5e41c52ef1b5Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingBurnley Borough Council and Mid Pennine Arts want experienced mural or public artists to design and paint heritage-led artworks on one or both gable ends in Padiham town centre, finished by the end… Closes 23 Oct 2026 · Burnley, Lancashire · With Mid Pennine Arts / Burnley Borough Council: Padiham Gable Art Phase 2 mural commissionhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-59bff2af1a16opp-59bff2af1a16Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingOldham businesses, or those moving there, in manufacturing, construction, digital and creative, or low carbon tech can get up to 50% of capital costs, up to £10,000. It covers premises expansion,… max award £10,000 · Open all year · Oldham, Greater Manchester · With Oldham Council: Innovation Grant (up to £10,000 capital grant)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-58e704502538opp-58e704502538Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingAmerican Express and the IDA Foundation are giving 20 grants of £10,500 to independent restaurants, cafés, and pubs or bars serving food in Greater Manchester and Greater London that had 2025 revenue… max award £10,500 · Closes 16 Nov 2026 · Greater Manchester · With American Express / IDA Foundation: Backing International Small Restaurants grant (London and Manchester)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-4f7afd0cae1copp-4f7afd0cae1cThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCharities, social enterprises and community groups based in Lancashire can apply for up to £5,000 for projects that help young people aged 16-24 learn, gain qualifications and develop skills;… max award £5,000 · Closes 2 Nov 2026 · Lancashire · With The BIBAs Foundation grants for groups (Community Foundation for Lancashire)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-3d462effe7e6opp-3d462effe7e6Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of up to £3,000 a year (typically about £1,000) for registered charities, constituted community groups and voluntary organisations in Greater Manchester helping people who are disadvantaged,… max award £3,000 · Closes 27 Nov 2026 · Greater Manchester · With The Charity Service: Greater Manchester Grants (up to £3,000)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-3976cb95f996opp-3976cb95f996Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingWythenshawe Community Housing Group offers grants of £7,000 to £10,000 to constituted voluntary, community, social enterprise and faith groups delivering projects in Wythenshawe, including staff,… award £7,000–£10,000 · Closes 16 Nov 2026 · Greater Manchester · With Wythenshawe Community Housing Group: Social Value Fundhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-36634e1208fcopp-36634e1208fcThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst funds collaborations between north-west businesses and academics at Manchester, Liverpool, Salford, LJMU and Manchester Met: relationship development… max award £60,000 · Closes 10 Dec 2026 · North West · With IBIC: knowledge exchange grants with north-west biotech businesseshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-35e93c692071opp-35e93c692071Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingBusinesses in Wigan borough with under 250 staff can get £3,000 for taking on a new apprentice aged 16-24 who lives in the borough, paid at least national minimum wage. The grant rises to £5,000 if… award £3,000–£5,000 · Open all year · Wigan, Greater Manchester · With Wigan Council: Future Apprentices for Business (FAB) grants (£3,000-£5,000)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-35b8828fc9baopp-35b8828fc9baThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe BFI National Lottery Skills Fund is funding one UK organisation to develop and pilot a professional development framework and training for technical and craft roles in film and TV, including… max award £150,000 · Closes 24 Nov 2026 · National · With BFI National Lottery Skills Fund: Pilot Projects (Call 1)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-351fb8764043opp-351fb8764043Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCheshire Community Foundation grants of up to £15,000, spent within 12 months, for organisations already working in Crewe on youth empowerment, wellbeing and inclusion, or diversity and gender… max award £15,000 · Closes 1 Nov 2026 · Cheshire East, Cheshire & Warrington · With Cheshire Community Foundation: Radius Grants Programme (Crewe)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2a871d88b9a3opp-2a871d88b9a3Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of £3,000 to £5,000 for writers in the North of England developing their first feature (live action, animation or immersive) before a first draft exists. Money can cover writer and producer… award £3,000–£5,000 · Closes 11 Nov 2026 · National · With BFI NETWORKhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-293f712390fcopp-293f712390fcThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingQuick micro-grants of up to £3,000 for one-off film events and short screening programmes, in person or online, by cinemas, community cinemas, film societies, festivals and touring programmes in the… max award £3,000 · Closes 12 Feb 2027 · North West · With Film Hub North: Pitch Pot micro-grants for film exhibitors (up to £3k, rolling)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-203cbc1e8459opp-203cbc1e8459Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingUp to £10,000 a year for activity that grows in-person audiences for British, independent and international film in the North of England, for activity between April 2026 and March 2029. Open to… max award £10,000 · Closes 23 Oct 2026 · North West · With Film Hub North: Film Exhibition Fund round 3 (up to £10k for independent film exhibition in the North)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1cdcb60f6bccopp-1cdcb60f6bccThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of up to £20,000 from the carbon capture project's community fund, run by Cheshire Community Foundation, for charities and not-for-profits creating lasting local benefit through education,… max award £20,000 · Closes 2 Nov 2026 · Liverpool City Region & Cheshire & Warrington · With Cheshire Community Foundation: Liverpool Bay CCS Community Benefit Fundhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-171c15a992deopp-171c15a992deThu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingSmall charities, CICs and community groups based in Greater Manchester with turnover under £250,000 can apply for £500-£5,000 for local, nature-based climate action that involves people often left… award £500–£5,000 · Closes 3 Nov 2026 · Greater Manchester · With Oglesby Charitable Trust: Spotlight - Local Climate Action (Greater Manchester)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-145320a21df8opp-145320a21df8Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants from £500 to £50,000 for community facilities, green spaces, community activities, arts and sport in communities on the Cumbria and Lancashire coast near the offshore wind farm. Charities,… award £500–£50,000 · Closes 8 Jan 2027 · Lancashire & Cumbria · With Walney Extension Community Fund (Orsted, Cumbria and Lancashire coast; via Grantscape)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-10ccc65f5774opp-10ccc65f5774Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingYoung people aged 16-24 living in Lancashire can apply for up to £2,000 to learn, gain qualifications or develop skills, which can include business start-up costs. Apply through the Community… max award £2,000 · Closes 2 Nov 2026 · Lancashire · With The BIBAs Foundation grants for individuals aged 16-24 (Community Foundation for Lancashire)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-0d0675232509opp-0d0675232509Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingBolton Council's small grants pay up to £500 to individual creative practitioners or organisations for training, CPD, resources, equipment, travel or childcare. Download the form from the Culture… max award £500 · Closes 14 Dec 2026 · Bolton, Greater Manchester · With Culture Bolton (Bolton Council): Small Grants Programme - Micro Grantshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f5f5db3ed77eopp-f5f5db3ed77eWed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund backs ambitious projects that bring film and immersive work to audiences across the UK, with £19.7 million allocated for 2026 to 2029. It is open to… Open all year · National · With BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fundhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-d30a830464d2opp-d30a830464d2Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingAccessible versions – easy read file , BSL video file , audio file , plain text . Following the success of our previous schemes, TripleC is running another bursary funding scheme for deaf, disabled… free training (ScreenSkills funded) · Closes 16 Nov 2026 · North West · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-ca2b3055ebebopp-ca2b3055ebebWed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsBeyond Blood Diagnostics seeks innovative solutions to reduce particle loss during flow stage process within a micro channel. Its handheld platform is intended to deliver a full blood count,… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c81a8eba1edbopp-c81a8eba1edbWed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingAnthropic's Fellows Program pays a weekly stipend of £2,310 (or $3,850) plus around $15,000 a month for compute to work full-time for four months on empirical AI safety research, such as scalable… Open all year · International · With Anthropic Fellows Programhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-b3984d6b7e05opp-b3984d6b7e05Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsCan you develop a miniature and highly agile uncrewed robotic system capable of operating seamlessly across water, land and air? This is the latest 12-week, funded challenge launched by HMGCC… max award £60,000 · Closes 12 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-80c31a87f6fdopp-80c31a87f6fdWed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsThe aim of this project is to develop an edge device that can process video and audio and has the ability to stitch together and create high fidelity 3D maps from off the-shelf smart glasses. Total… max award £60,000 · Closes 12 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-7022f95e7d7copp-7022f95e7d7cWed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingTo get funding you’ll need to show what’s working, how you know it’s having a proven impact, and why it’s ready to scale. We do not fund brand-new projects or services. award £500,000–£5,000,000 · National · With National Lottery Community Fundhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-6c7f24ee77f3opp-6c7f24ee77f3Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingSported's Barclays Community Sport Fund pays £200 per coach towards a Level 1 or equivalent coaching qualification, including safeguarding and first aid training, for women and girls who coach or… award £200–£400 · Closes 4 Nov 2026 · National · With Barclays Community Sport Fund: Female Coaches for Girls Fund (Sported)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-664098c59048opp-664098c59048Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingOnboard renewable energy solutions and energy saving measures to reduce the fuel consumption of ships by at least 55% (ZEWT Partnership). Closes 14 Apr 2027 · National · With via MarRI-UKhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5a93b0d02111opp-5a93b0d02111Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingWe’re looking for organisations who are working to connect different communities around issues affecting them, so people can act together in solidarity and build long-term solutions. What we’ll fund… award £1,000,000–£5,000,000 · National · With National Lottery Community Fundhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1efdaddd9e5dopp-1efdaddd9e5dWed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingEssex Cultural Diversity Project invites proposals for a new project to creatively respond to the history of Shoeburyness near Southend. The commission aims to engage local communities, and… max award £10,000 · Closes 24 Nov 2026 · National · With via Artquesthttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-0791ced29ae2opp-0791ced29ae2Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingFrom: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Published: 13 October 2026 Type of support: Grant Business stage: Not yet trading , Start-ups (1-2 years trading) and Established… award £500–£5,000 · National · With via GOV.UK Finance and Support for Your Business finderhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e2ae0d7ae054opp-e2ae0d7ae054Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe European Space Agency co-funds proof-of-concept studies and pilot projects using space-enabled technologies to make electricity grids more resilient, covering grid forecasting and operations,… Closes 27 Nov 2026 · International · With European Space Agency: Smart and Resilient Energy Systemshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-4c0229799769opp-4c0229799769Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCulture Liverpool grants of £500 to £5,000 for community arts projects, workshops, exhibitions, neighbourhood events and local festivals that celebrate Liverpool's neighbourhoods, for activity… award £500–£5,000 · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · Liverpool City Region · With Culture Liverpoolhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-ecbe650edd50opp-ecbe650edd50Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsDeliberate radio-frequency interference can degrade or deny these services, affecting personnel safety, operational coordination, asset tracking and decision-making. Organisations currently lack a… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c07caaa9e7b3opp-c07caaa9e7b3Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe Innovation Exchange programme is supporting a bathymetric sonar manufacturer, to identify innovators capable of developing a modern replacement for a critical electronics assembly used within its… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-babd01da8d87opp-babd01da8d87Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsEntrants to this competition must be: Established businesses, academic institutions, start-ups, SMEs, or individual entrepreneurs UK based or have the intention to set up a UK base Your project must:… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1af88717c57dopp-1af88717c57dSat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe iX programme is supporting Ethicronics to find innovators who can develop a reusable test capability that applies controlled physical and cyber-physical interference to protected electronic… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1ac442d6d8fdopp-1ac442d6d8fdSat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe challenge holder is seeking an innovative, secure and commercially viable way to use cloud-based, AI-enabled engineering and manufacturing tools while protecting sensitive customer and… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1944a1e57071opp-1944a1e57071Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe iX programme is supporting openSPDM to find innovators who can provide a software engineering capability to industrialise and further develop the openSPDM solution for interfacing to Model-Based… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-f89165adc906opp-f89165adc906Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of £100 to £2,600 for activity projects, equipment, transport, day trips or outings that connect older people, or adults with disabilities or mental health conditions, with their local… award £100–£2,600 · Closes 31 Oct 2026 · National · With Barchester Charitable Foundation group grantshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-eef31b926ecfopp-eef31b926ecfFri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of up to £750 (no minimum) for a festive activity between 1 December 2026 and 2 January 2027 that brings people aged 65 and over together, such as a Christmas lunch, community gathering,… max award £750 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With McCarthy Stone Foundation Festive Connections Grantshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-d4234a5dfc8bopp-d4234a5dfc8bFri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingA free 12-month programme from the School for Social Entrepreneurs that helps charities, social enterprises and community organisations strengthen their trading and get ready for social investment.… max award £24,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With School for Social Entrepreneurs: Social Investment Gateway Programmehttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-28bcee62487eopp-28bcee62487eFri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of £5,000 to £15,000 (average about £10,000) towards the development of UK-based artists and bands who write and perform their own music, such as recording, touring and marketing in the UK.… award £5,000–£15,000 · Closes 26 Oct 2026 · National · With PPL Momentum Music Fund (PRS Foundation)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-986aecd16fc1opp-986aecd16fc1Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingFarming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the… award £50,000–£200,000 · total pot £5m · Closes 2 Dec 2026 · National · With Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-698b6074e099opp-698b6074e099Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingOpportunity to build a Network Plus to accelerate the scale-up of manufacturing innovation, driving growth across aerospace, automotive and wider UK advanced manufacturing frontier industries. You… max award £5,625,000 · Closes 9 Dec 2026 · National · With UK Research and Innovation funding finderhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1b9a5f843977opp-1b9a5f843977Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingYou must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding. The full economic cost (FEC) of your project for large grants can be between £4.5 million and… award £600,000–£5,800,000 · total pot £17.6m · Closes 9 Dec 2026 · National · With UKRI cross-council funding opportunitieshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-cd3540206e50opp-cd3540206e50Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingVSS is looking to use open innovation to improve the survivability of personnel travelling in armoured vehicles when under drone attacks. The winning applicant, as selected by the company, will then… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a05386f85900opp-a05386f85900Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingUK-registered businesses can apply for support worth up to £315,000 to develop a climate tech FOAK project. Companies successful at this expression of interest stage could be invited to apply for a… max award £315,000 · total pot £770,000 · Closes 5 Nov 2026 · National · With UK Research and Innovation funding finderhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-9b5f920987a9opp-9b5f920987a9Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingAn always-open invitation for businesses to apply for a funding activity relating to a space-enabled application or service for any industry, market or topic. UK applicants can receive up to 50% of… Open all year · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-90c0cd53240fopp-90c0cd53240fWed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingSupporting Eros Innovation to identify UK-based innovators with practical, scalable and ethically grounded approaches to AI for creative assets, datasets, and cultural material. Final funding,… award £25,000–£50,000 · Closes 13 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-4367fe8b2617opp-4367fe8b2617Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe iX programme is supporting Tekh to identify innovative hardware partners capable of developing low Size, Weight, Power and Cost (SWaP-C) computing hardware for Edge AI. The challenge will… award £60,000 · Closes 6 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-111e0a29b680opp-111e0a29b680Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingApply for funding to engage the public with Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) supported science. Applicant organisations must: be UK-based produce annual accounts certified by an… award £5,000–£20,000 · total pot £100,000 · Closes 10 Dec 2026 · National · With UK Research and Innovation funding finderhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-01a3374599baopp-01a3374599baWed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingFor researchers needing to respond rapidly to unexpected environmental research opportunities created by transient or sporadic events. max award £100,000 · Open all year · National · With via MarRI-UKhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e456abc9100copp-e456abc9100cMon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingBFI funding to help UK independent screen companies partner in international productions, sharing IP and revenue on film and on TV (animation and documentary) projects with audience potential.… Closes 24 Nov 2026 · National · With BFI UK Global Screen Fund: Minority Co-Productionhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-d1f4be4fd446opp-d1f4be4fd446Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingUK registered organisations can apply for a share of £2 million for collaborative industrial research projects with partners from Japan and select Eureka countries. Go to the Eureka call for… award £600,000 · total pot £2m · Closes 20 Jan 2027 · National · With Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-9e8240b2fcf8opp-9e8240b2fcf8Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingInnovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to invest up to £7 million to support the development and adoption of sustainable… award £500,000–£1,000,000 · total pot £7m · Closes 2 Dec 2026 · National · With Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-7b2a8791ad03opp-7b2a8791ad03Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingFarming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a grant of £2,500, to engage an external Project Facilitator to support the development of a Full ADOPT Grant application. This… max award £2,500 · total pot £100,000 · Closes 11 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-755959c00d14opp-755959c00d14Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingUK registered SMEs can apply for grant funding alongside private investment from selected investor partners. These investor partners have demonstrated that they have the credibility, capability,… award £50,000–£2,000,000 · Closes 25 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c89c74e975f1opp-c89c74e975f1Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThrough Low Carbon Technology R&D solutions, Eurogia2030 aims to contribute to a sustainable environment, for the reduction of climate change, and for sustainable growth. Targeted challenges include:… Closes 29 Oct 2026 · International · With EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c307b52c483dopp-c307b52c483dSun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCompanies paying UK Corporation Tax can claim R&D tax relief on innovative science and technology projects, including software and creative technology work. Under the merged scheme the R&D… non-cash support · Open all year · National · With HMRC Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c012ef52f3e8opp-c012ef52f3e8Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsThe Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe . non-cash support · International · With EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-afff729a7595opp-afff729a7595Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsThe Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe . non-cash support · International · With EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-a45caf9468f4opp-a45caf9468f4Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsThe Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) is part of the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs. The partnership is co-funded by the European Union through Horizon Europe . non-cash support · International · With EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-7ce2f236fdb8opp-7ce2f236fdb8Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingCorporation Tax reliefs and expenditure credits for companies directly making film, animation, high-end or children's TV, video games, theatre, orchestral concerts or museum and gallery exhibitions,… non-cash support · Open all year · National · With HMRC creative industry tax reliefshttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-75286fa0bde5opp-75286fa0bde5Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Awards & prizesAn international prize for contemporary craft with €50,000 for the winning entry. Professional artisans aged 18 or over from any country can enter, individually or as a collective. Closes 15 Oct 2026 · International · With LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-7158dff0176aopp-7158dff0176aSun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingAre you at producer level or above in unscripted TV development? Are you between contracts or on a short-term contract of less than 6-months? max award £3,000 · Closes 19 Mar 2027 · National · With ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-6bc23a9266e0opp-6bc23a9266e0Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingA six-month hybrid residency for UK-based artists working with sustainable photographic practice, with a £3,400 grant paid in two instalments, fortnightly online seminars and mentorship, technical… award £3,400 · Closes 23 Oct 2026 · National · With Sustainable Darkroom Futures Residencyhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5c4c6d6a5c07opp-5c4c6d6a5c07Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsFor successful challenge solutions, Network Rail offers a package of support including: potential funding (limited amounts available from Network Rail), data provisions to help develop your product,… non-cash support · Open all year · National · With Network Rail R&D (challenge statements)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-420f3f32a8e3opp-420f3f32a8e3Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingA three-year programme funding organisations to work alongside groups of schools to develop effective, inclusive and sustainable school choirs and singing groups. Funded projects will form a national… award £50,000–£100,000 · Closes 30 Oct 2026 · National · With Clore Duffield Foundationhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-2249981d4b21opp-2249981d4b21Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingSupport for new work by artists in the fine arts and small organisations and galleries with imaginative proposals for making or producing new work or exhibitions. award £2,000–£5,000 · Closes 18 Oct 2026 · National · With The Elephant Trusthttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-1cf06dd5cbf3opp-1cf06dd5cbf3Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingStart Date: 8 June 2026, 12:00 AM CEST End Date: 26 October 2026, 5:00 PM CET Apply Countries and regions Austria 🇦🇹 Belgium (Flanders) 🇧🇪 Chile 🇨🇱 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Spain 🇪🇸 South Africa 🇿🇦 Türkiye 🇹🇷… non-cash support · Closes 26 Oct 2026 · International · With EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-15797020763eopp-15797020763eSun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingInternational cooperation project funding for researching or developing innovative products, processes or services with the goal of commercialisation. Consortium must include at least two independent… Closes 26 Oct 2026 · International · With EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-0af5aa18f818opp-0af5aa18f818Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingSport England pledges 50% of project target, rugby club raises other 50% from crowd. Supports projects giving opportunities to groups with fewer chances to be active. max award £15,000 · Open all year · National · With Sport Englandhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-dbf23f19c11dopp-dbf23f19c11dSat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingARIA are inviting proposals related to ocean observing, forecasting, and decision-useful climate-evidence translation, with multi-million budgets for several areas. Applicants are encouraged to… award £5,800,000–£18,500,000 · Closes 2 Dec 2026 · National · With ARIAhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-8f55aac81869opp-8f55aac81869Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingUK registered eligible organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for a Manufacturing Digitalisation Innovation and Scale-up Hub to improve the targeting, quality and commercial impact… award £3,800,000–£4,000,000 · Closes 18 Nov 2026 · National · With Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-5bc8f1052f58opp-5bc8f1052f58Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingThe Security Open Call is a competition which UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) runs to find proposals that address security challenges faced by government stakeholders. Projects can run for a maximum of… award £150,000–£350,000 · Closes 29 Oct 2026 · National · With Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Digital)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e7cac082ce71opp-e7cac082ce71Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingMatch funded grants to support prototypes, pilots or demonstration systems, allowing innovations to move beyond lab scale and progress from research level to commercialisation. Open all year · North West · With Eco-I NW (Lancaster University low-carbon R&D support)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e62971f4d4c5opp-e62971f4d4c5Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingUp to €2 million of EIT funding per project (up to 65% of eligible costs) for urban mobility innovation delivered by at least two independent organisations in two different EU or Horizon Europe… Closes 28 Jan 2027 · North West · With EIT Urban Mobility - Strategic Innovation Open Callhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-e086756c7d9dopp-e086756c7d9dFri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingOpen source is the lifeblood of software. Almost every company today relies on libraries and programs made better and more reliable by open source contributors around the world. Open all year · International · With Sequoia Open Source Fellowshiphttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-de0b4e6fc000opp-de0b4e6fc000Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingAwards for UK social entrepreneurs whose venture has been running under four years: Starting Up up to £8,000, Scaling Up up to £18,000 (can cover living costs), and Community Climate Action up to… max award £18,000 · Closes 30 Nov 2026 · National · With UnLtd Awards (Starting Up, Scaling Up, Community Climate Action)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-da4c62fee775opp-da4c62fee775Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingBBC Comedy and Liverpool Film Office (via the LCR Production Fund) will commission five 30-minute original comedy script developments, with at least one going into further development. Writers must… Closes 9 Nov 2026 · Liverpool City Region · With BBC Comedy Liverpool Script Development Projecthttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c5c48b4e68d5opp-c5c48b4e68d5Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingUp to £50,000 for short (up to 12 months) collaborative projects between a UK-based business and a BBSRC-eligible academic, applying engineering biology to the environmental processing of metals. The… max award £50,000 · Closes 27 Nov 2026 · National · With Elemental Metal Hub - Business Interaction Vouchershttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c3e19d6d04d3opp-c3e19d6d04d3Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of £1,000 to £40,000 (at least 25% match funding) from the £45m Music Growth Package for record labels, studios, publishers, rehearsal spaces, managers, promoters, festivals and grassroots… award £1,000–£40,000 · Closes 15 Oct 2026 · National · With Arts Council England - Music Growth Fund (Music Growth Package)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-c11b0cd43796opp-c11b0cd43796Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingGrants of £5,000 to £15,000 to help charities and social enterprises in England get ready to raise repayable finance within 6-12 months. Applications go through an approved Access Point social… award £5,000–£15,000 · Open all year · National · With Social Investment Business - Reach Fundhttps://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-be4243ce22b0opp-be4243ce22b0Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Challenges & competitionsBMW's venture client programme buys pilot projects from startups: selected companies get an official BMW supplier number and a first purchase order, keeping full control of their IP. Startups from… non-cash support · Open all year · International · With BMW Group Startup Garage (venture client programme)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-bcc4cb986034opp-bcc4cb986034Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingFellowships and grants (amounts not published) for entrepreneurs and thinkers aged 13+ anywhere in the world with scalable 'zero to one' ideas for improving society. Open all year · International · With Emergent Ventures (Mercatus Center)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-b52b10644cb9opp-b52b10644cb9Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingAbout seven commissions of £8,000 to £12,000 (plus a £750 travel bursary) for UK-based creatives in any medium exploring responsible AI, with work shown at the Edinburgh Festivals in August 2027.… award £8,000–£12,000 · Closes 2 Nov 2026 · National · With BRAID - Creative Commissions (Responsible AI)https://getbearings.co.uk/o/opp-af2861a0275eopp-af2861a0275eFri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000Grants & fundingAudible commissions early-career playwrights to create audio dramas, covering development and production fees, casting and talent budget, and studio access (amounts not published); Action & Adventure… Closes 18 Nov 2026 · National · With Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund