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Grants

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) innovation competitions

Status

Closes in 17 days

Applications close 2026-10-29.

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Amount
£5,000,000

Amounts per competition; not stated on the live opportunities page. Defence Innovation Loans cycles currently paused.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

UK Defence Innovation, Ministry of Defence

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 2 (UK submissions only) closes 29 October 2026. Future Open Call cycles: Jan, Mar and May 2027 (subject to stakeholder funding). No themed competitions currently open. Defence Innovation Loans are paused.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Security clearance and UK footprint requirements apply to many competitions.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/live-funding-opportunities

"Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 2 - UK submissions only: closing 29 October 2026. The Defence Innovation Loans cycles are currently paused while we work on a new, improved service."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.gov.uk

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