Innovate UK have a wide range of funding opportunities open to Welsh business to innovate and invest in Research, Development and Innovation.
The Welsh Government Innovation team can help you to access this funding and further support your business: Business Wales Events Finder - CRISP26 - On-Line Innovation Support Meeting.
Please see below the latest funding opportunities from Innovate UK:
Analysis for Innovators (A4I) autumn 2026 - UK small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are invited to apply for the latest round of A4I, a programme designed to help businesses overcome challenging measurement and analysis problems that are holding back innovation, productivity and growth. Closes 6 October. Find out more.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3 - UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations or Catapults, working with businesses, can apply for a share of up to £12.5m to fund innovation projects. Closes 14 October. Find out more.
Investor Partnerships – ACT and Semiconductors - Funded by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), the competition focuses on two frontier technologies identified in the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy and offers UK-registered SMEs a share of up to £15 million. Closes 14 October. Find out more.
European Innovation Council: Pathfinder, Transition, and Accelerator 2026 - Funding opportunities worth over €1.4 billion for strategic technologies and scaling up companies, with grants of up to €4 million. Closes 28 October. Find out more.
Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academic - UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million to deliver ambitious research and innovation and develop future leaders. Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Closes 4 November. Find out more.
Horizon Europe 2026-27: Digital, industry and space (Cluster 4) - Businesses, universities, research institutes, charities, and not-for-profits may be eligible to apply for Horizon Europe funding to advance cutting-edge research and innovation, fostering lasting impact and meaningful change. Various closing dates from Mar 2026 to Sep 2027: see individual calls for details. Find out more.
Innovation can help your organisation to become more competitive, increase sales and enter new markets. Here you can find out what support and funding is available to help you to innovate: Develop innovative ideas for organisations, products or services | Business Wales.