Innovate UK opened the UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2026 competition on 24 August 2026, sharing up to £3 million among business-led projects, with individual UK grants of £100,000 to £900,000. UK businesses of any size can lead but must partner with at least one non-linked Singapore firm applying under Enterprise Singapore; projects run 24-36 months (starting no earlier than 1 May 2027) and no single country may exceed 70% of total project cost. Applications close 16 December 2026 at 11:00am UK time.
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Innovate UK opens £3m UK-Singapore R&D grant round, closes 16 Dec 2026
Why this matters for founders
A UK founder doing industrial R&D can win up to £900,000 in non-dilutive funding by teaming with a Singapore counterpart; use the Innovate UK Business Connect matchmaking platform (live from 24 August) to find a partner before the 16 December deadline.
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