OpenGrant

Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace[E8]

United KingdomUK Research and Innovation[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: Apply for funding to address manufacturing scale-up challenges for new technologies and processes, accelerating innovation and driving UK business growth in the automotive and aerospace sectors. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. Location: National. Award: £1 to £17,600,000. Total fund: £17,600,000.
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Open to: Nonprofits
Open to: Public bodies
Open to: Startups
Open to: Universities and research
Stage: Growth and scale-up
Dates: Opens 14 Oct 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 9 Dec 2026, 16:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 9 Dec 2026, 16:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 17,600,000 in totalKind of money: Grant.
Funder: UK Research and InnovationSee what else this funder offers.
How to apply: Apply to the funder directly. Open the funder's page on UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Guidance and application: The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Opens[E6]: 14 Oct 2026
Closes[E3]: 9 Dec 2026, 16:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 17,600,000
Per applicant[E10]: Not stated
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 4 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits, Public bodies, Startups, Universities and research. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.

Updates

First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6)

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

E1
The funder is UK Research and Innovation.
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 9 Dec 2026, 16:00 UK time (UTC).
“2026-12-09T16:00”
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: public sector, non-profit, private sector.
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 14 Oct 2026, 09:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-10-14T09:00”
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.
“2026-12-09T16:00”
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace".
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 17,600,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“17600000 GBP”
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 17,600,000.
“17600000 GBP”
From Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace (ID BvnPOLdKAb4rnrTw6rYm6), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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