DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

Drawdown 5 pot up to GBP 150 million. Per project grant request must be GBP 2.5 million-20 million, total eligible costs over GBP 5 million; grant up to 50% of project costs for an SME, 30% for a large business.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Department for Business and Trade / Advanced Propulsion Centre / Innovate UK

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Delivered as sequential 'drawdowns'. Drawdown 5 opened 10 August 2026 and closes 4 November 2026.

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 50% yourself.