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Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1
UK registered SME’s can apply for a share of up to £3.1 million to deliver feasibility studies for frontier artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) technologies with a clear route to defensible scale-up.
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- Funder
- Innovate UK
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- £150,000 to £250,000 per award; £3.1 million total funding (published on GOV.UK Find a grant).
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Eligibility
- Open to businesses and self-employed people. Applicant types listed: Private Sector.
- Sectors
- Business and entrepreneurship, Rural and northern, Technology, software and R&D
- Deadline
- Closes 11 November 2026
- Source
- GOV.UK Find a grant (frontier-ai-sme-champions-phase-1-1)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
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