Made Smarter Innovation Challenge
Closed for now
No new national Made Smarter Innovation competition rounds confirmed. Manufacturing SMEs should instead look at the regionally delivered Made Smarter Adoption programme (digital technology grants and adoption support in most English regions).
Ran feasibility, collaborative R&D and 'Digital Supply Chain' strands; awards from tens of thousands to several million with 25-70% intervention rates.
You must co-fund 30%.
Innovate UK (UKRI)
public · national
Deadline: closed — The core GBP 147m Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund programme has completed its funding rounds; delivery continues through Made Smarter Innovation research centres and the regional Made Smarter Adoption programme.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 30% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: manufacturing, ai, deeptech
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Source. https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support/made-smarter-innovation/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked