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A share of up to £10 million for UK-registered organisations is available to support feasibility studies in offshore wind.
This competition opens on 7 April 2026 and closes at 11am on 3 June 2026.
Who it is for
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.
To lead a collaborative project, your organisation must be a UK-registered business of any size. The consortium must include at least one UK-registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.
To work alone, your organisation must be a UK-registered SME.
To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK-registered
- business of any size
- academic institution
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
Your project must
- focus on feasibility studies in one of five priority areas
- have total costs of between £50,000 and £250,000
- last between six and 18 months
- start by 1 October 2026
- end by 31 March 2028
Support you can get
This competition supports early-stage innovation projects within offshore wind, aligned with the Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan.
This competition is split into two strands
- Future Offshore Wind Technologies Feasibility Studies (this strand)
- Future Offshore Wind Technologies Industrial Research
For this strand, you can get funding for your eligible project costs of up to
- 70% if you are a micro or small organisation
- 60% if you are a medium-sized organisation
- 50% if you are a large organisation
Support organisers
Contact
Innovate UK
Phone
0300 321 4357
Next Steps
on the Innovation Funding Service website
Published
02 April 2026
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