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Battery Innovation Programme: Concept Development Round 3

Twelve-to-36-month concept-development projects for larger, collaborative battery innovations with a credible route to scale and UK exploitation.

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SUPPORT TYPEGrant
OPENS11 September 2026
APPLICANTUK business-led collaborations with at least one funded SME
VERIFIED21 September 2026
HUBAI FIT ANALYSIS

Where AI belongs in this opportunity.

A fit for substantial AI-enabled battery engineering or manufacturing programmes where the digital method is inseparable from the battery innovation and validation plan.

Do not lead with “we use AI”.Lead with the defined problem, measurable innovation and credible route to adoption. AI is part of the method, not the complete case.
ELIGIBILITY SNAPSHOT

Check the gate.

01A UK-registered business must lead a collaborative application.

02At least one UK-registered SME must claim grant funding.

03The grant request must be £500,000 to £4 million and the project must last 12 to 36 months.

PREPARATION PLAN

Build the evidence.

01Use the shared guide to confirm this larger strand is justified.

02Build a scale, validation and exploitation case proportionate to the request.

03Agree consortium roles, IP, grant rates and UK delivery.

OFFICIAL SOURCE

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HubAI checked this record on 21 September 2026. Funding pages can change; the funder’s page remains authoritative.

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