Funding of up to £18.5 million for UK-registered organisations to develop components that include semiconductors or novel technologies, required to deliver Smart Electronic Platforms.
This competition opens on 20 February 2026 and closes at 11am on 1 April 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 contain 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 micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).
Your project must
- have a grant funding request of between £500,000 and £2 million
- last between 12 and 18 months
- start by 1 August 2026
- end on 31 January 2028
To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK-registered
- business of any size
- academic institution
- charity
- not-for-profit
- public sector organisation
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
Support you can get
This competition aims to drive forward the availability of a UK-anchored catalogue of components, ready for integration and delivery into next-generation smart electronic platforms. The target sectors for these platforms will be across industrial and tactical edge environments for automation and autonomy.
Funding is available for feasibility studies, industrial research, experimental development and innovation support, covering eligible project costs of up to
- 70% for micro and small organisations
- 60% for medium‑sized organisations
- 50% for large organisations
Support organisers
Contact
Innovate UK
Phone
0300 321 4357
Next Steps
on the Innovation Funding Service website
Published
20 February 2026
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