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Innovate UK

AI Champions: Frontier AI Phase 1

Amount
Up to £3 million
Share of funding
Deadline
Date not announced
Can you get this?
✓UK registered SMEs only
✓Single applicants only; no collaborations
✓Focus on frontier AI or ML technologies
✓Must have clear route to defensible scale-up
What it takes
Apply as a single UK registered SME with a feasibility study proposal for frontier AI or ML technologies.
Worth knowing
The competition opened on 1 October 2026 and closes on 11 November 2026, and proposals must show a clear route to defensible scale-up.
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