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Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

UK-Singapore CRD 2026

Innovate UK grants of £100,000 to £900,000 for business-led collaborative industrial research projects between UK and Singapore companies, in advanced manufacturing, clean energy, life sciences, or frontier digital technologies (semiconductors, quantum, AI, cyber security, advanced connectivity and engineering biology). A UK registered business leads, and the consortium must include at least one unlinked Singapore business, which applies in parallel to Enterprise Singapore for its own funding. Projects last 24 to 36 months and start no earlier than 1 May 2027; the competition closes at 11am on 16 December 2026, and Innovate UK puts the chance of success at about 15%.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£100,000 – £900,000
Deadline
59 days left
16 December
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • The lead must be a UK registered business of any size
  • Other UK partners can be UK registered businesses of any size, academic institutions or research and technology organisations (RTOs)
  • The consortium must include at least one business registered in Singapore that is a separate legal entity not linked to the UK partners, and it must apply in parallel to Enterprise Singapore's programme (Enterprise Singapore requires at least 30% local equity)
  • The lead and at least one other UK organisation must claim funding; no one country or partner can account for more than 70% of total project costs, and contributions from both countries must be balanced
  • UK partners must do most of their work in the UK, exploit results from the UK and spend most of the funding there
  • Subcontractors are limited to 20% of UK eligible costs
  • Projects must request £100,000 to £900,000, last 24 to 36 months, start no earlier than 1 May 2027 and end by 30 April 2030
  • An organisation can lead only one application, and while leading can collaborate in two more
  • Non-funded UK, EU and other partners may also take part

What it funds

Business-led collaborative research and development projects focused on industrial research, developed with Singapore, in one of these sectors:

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Clean Energy
  • Life Sciences
  • Digital and Technologies, specifically the frontier technologies including Semiconductors, Quantum, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Advanced Connectivity Technologies and Engineering Biology

Industrial research only. Businesses can get up to 70% of eligible costs (micro or small), 60% (medium) or 50% (large); research organisations doing non-economic work share up to 30% of total eligible costs, at 100% (RTOs and research organisations) or 80% of full economic cost (academic institutions). Singapore partners are funded by Enterprise Singapore, not Innovate UK. Innovate UK takes a portfolio approach across technologies.

What it will not fund

  • Projects that do not meet Innovate UK's eligibility criteria
  • Projects that do not submit all mandatory documentation
  • Grant requests of less than £100,000 or more than £900,000 from Innovate UK
  • Projects without an eligible Singapore partner
  • Projects that pose a risk to the UK's national security, economic security or strategic interests
  • Projects dependent on export performance or on the use of a set percentage of UK inputs
  • Organisations in financial difficulty
  • Applicants who have failed to exploit a previously funded project, have an overdue independent accountant's report or have failed to comply with grant terms and conditions
  • Any funding that would expose Innovate UK or a beneficiary to UK sanctions

How to apply

  1. Find a Singapore business partner (Innovate UK Business Connect and Enterprise Singapore run a matchmaking platform) and agree the project
  2. The UK lead starts the application on the Innovation Funding Service and invites UK partners, who each enter their own costs, organisation details and Project Impact answers
  3. Complete the project details, application questions 1-17 (up to 400 words each; questions 8-17 are scored), finances and Project Impact sections
  4. The Singapore partner applies in parallel to Enterprise Singapore through Singapore's Business Grants Portal (EDG Co-Innovation Programme, UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D Call)
  5. Submit by 11am UK time on 16 December 2026
  6. Three independent assessors score the application; the project must be selected independently by both Innovate UK and Enterprise Singapore

Ask for reasonable adjustments at least 15 working days before the deadline. Questions to support@iuk.ukri.org or 0300 321 4357; applications can be made in Welsh.

Have ready

  • Project plan or Gantt chart appendix for the project management question (PDF, up to two A4 pages, 10MB)
  • Risk register appendix (PDF, up to two A4 pages, 10MB)
  • Optional appendix supporting the approach and innovation answer (PDF, up to two A4 pages)
  • Optional team summary appendix (PDF, up to two A4 pages)
  • TRAC costings uploaded by academic institutions

Successful applicants give bank details and further information for project set-up and finance checks after the offer.

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