OpenGrantResearch and development

UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5[E8]

United KingdomInnovate UK[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: UK registered SME’s can apply for a share of up to £2.4 million for the purpose of developing innovative proposals with Germany. You must collaborate with at least one German SME applying under the equivalent German ZIM programme. Location: International. Award: £100,000 to £350,000. Total fund: £2,400,000.
Who can apply: private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Dates: Opens 28 Sept 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 1 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 1 Dec 2026, 11:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 2,400,000 in totalUp to GBP 350,000 for one applicant.Kind of money: Grant.
Funder: Innovate UKSee 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]: 28 Sept 2026
Closes[E3]: 1 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 2,400,000
Per applicant[E10]: GBP 350,000
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms. 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, 09:13 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT)

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 Innovate UK.
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 1 Dec 2026, 11:00 UK time (UTC).
“2026-12-01T11:00”
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: private sector.
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 28 Sept 2026, 10:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-09-28T10:00”
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 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.
“2026-12-01T11:00”
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5".
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 2,400,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“2400000 GBP”
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 350,000.
“350000 GBP”
From UK-Germany Bilateral Collaborative R&D: Round 5 (ID 3u6x5sre1ovHb1Z9ktDBrT), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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