Opportunity status: Upcoming
Funders: UK Research and Innovation
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £5,000,000
Maximum award: £250,000
Publication date: 17 September 2026
Opening date: 29 September 2026 9:00am
Closing date: 1 December 2026 4:00pm
Apply for funding for ambitious and exploratory projects bringing together AI and domain expertise. Projects will have the potential to unlock new opportunities for applying artificial intelligence (AI) to important research challenges in priority science and engineering disciplines.
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)funding.
The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £250,000. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC.
Projects must be no more than one year in duration with a fixed start date of 26 April 2027.