Battery Innovation Concept Development Round 1
Funding of up to £20 million for UK-registered businesses for innovation in battery technologies for electrification.
This competition opens on Thursday 23 October 2025 and closes at 11 am on Wednesday 17 December 2025.
Who it is for
This competition is open to collaborations only.
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 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)
Your project must:
- have a grant funding request of between £500,000 and £4 million
- last between one and three years
- not start before April 2026
Support you can get
This project aims to support the UK battery sector through empowering and increasing the speed of innovation development, supporting local supply chain, encouraging new entrants to the industry, and business growth aiming for future global market competitiveness.
This competition is split into two strands:
- concept development (this strand)
- feasibility studies
For concept development projects, you can get funding for your eligible project costs of:
- up to 70% if you are a micro or small organisation
- up to 60% if you are a medium-sized organisation
- up to 50% if you are a large organisation
How to apply
Before submitting your application, read the guidance on applying through the Innovation Funding Service.
Support organisers
- Innovate UK
- Department for Business and Trade