Two funding strands. One decision.
Both Innovate UK routes require a UK business lead, collaboration and at least one funded SME. The grant request, project duration and maturity of the work decide the closer fit.
Feasibility or Concept Development?
Do not submit a small discovery project to the larger route merely because more funding is available.
Battery Innovation eligibility checker
This is a screening tool, not an eligibility decision. Answer all five gates, then verify against the official competition.
The checker will identify the closer route or the condition that needs fixing.
AI must strengthen the battery innovation.
AI design and simulation, digital twins, intelligent battery-management systems and data-led manufacturing optimisation can fit. A generic AI platform with a battery label does not.
- 01Define the battery advanceWhat changes in chemistry, pack, management, process or manufacturing?
- 02Prove the uncertaintyWhat must the project learn or validate?
- 03Measure the outcomeSet technical, cost, safety, scale and UK exploitation evidence.
Continue only after checking the live rules.
Grant rates can reach 70% for micro and small businesses, 60% for medium businesses and 50% for large businesses, subject to the official rules and work category.
The checker is general information, not an Innovate UK eligibility decision or grant-writing advice. The official competition pages control scope, costs, eligibility and outcomes.