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Sovereign AI Visa Reimbursement Scheme
The Sovereign AI Fund is offering reimbursement of eligible visa-related fees for international hires into qualifying UK-based R&D roles for supported AI companies.
Grant (non-repayable) Open now
- Funder
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science & Trade (listed as Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
Funder profile and all of its programs - Amount
- £500 to £151,650 per award; £7.9 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, Newcomers and immigrants, Technology, software and R&D
- Deadline
- Closes 31 March 2030
- Source
- GOV.UK Find a grant (sovereign-ai-visa-reimbursement-scheme-1)
- Last checked
- 2 November 2026
- Funder contacts
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From official open data: official page returned HTTP 200 on 2026-11-02. The summary is from the official listing; the eligibility line is our plain-language reading of its eligibility codes. Confirm details on the official page.
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