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From UK Find a Grant — schemes open to the private sector · checked 14 Nov 2026

UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5

Open · 17 days left Grant United Kingdom Innovate UK (UK Research and Innovation) · UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D
Closes
1 Dec 2026
17 days left
Opened
28 Sep 2026
Funding per project
100 000–350 000 GBP
Who can apply
SMEs, Micro companies, Research organisations, Consortia
Open to applicants from
United Kingdom

What this call funds

UK-registered micro, small and medium-sized enterprises can apply for grants of £100,000 to £350,000 for industrial R&D projects in clean energy, life sciences or engineering biology. Each UK lead must collaborate with at least one German SME applying to the equivalent German ZIM programme. The competition has about £2.4 million in total and closes on 1 December 2026 at 11:00 UK time.

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The call in detail

Funder
Innovate UK (UK Research and Innovation)
Programme
UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D
Type
Grant
Funding per project
100 000–350 000 GBP
Total budget of the call
2 400 000 GBP
Funding rate
Up to 70% of eligible costs
Eligible applicants
SMEs, Micro companies, Research organisations, Consortia
Eligible countries
United Kingdom
Startup relevance
Medium
Source
UK Find a Grant — schemes open to the private sector

Key dates

28 Sep 2026
Applications opened
1 Dec 2026
Applications close

Earlier rounds and changes

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