Funding opportunity: Artificial intelligence (AI) champions: frontier AI phase one
Opportunity status: Closed
Funders: Innovate UK
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £3,000,000
Publication date: 19 March 2026
Opening date: 17 March 2026 9:00am UK time
Closing date: 29 April 2026 11:00am UK time
See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.
UK registered small and medium-sized enterprise businesses can apply for a share of up to £3 million to deliver feasibility studies for frontier AI and machine learning technologies with a clear route defensible scale-up.
Eligibility summary
- This competition is open to single applicants only.
- Your organisation must be a UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprise.