Future Offshore Wind Technologies: Industrial Research
A share of up to £10 million for UK-registered organisations is available to support industrial research in offshore wind.
This competition opens on 7 April 2026 and closes at 11am on 3 June 2026.
Who it is for
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To lead a collaborative project, your organisation must be a UK-registered business of any size. The consortium must contain at least one UK-registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) claiming grant funding on this application.
To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK-registered:
- business of any size
- academic institution
- research and technology organisation (RTO)
Your project must:
- focus on industrial research in one of three priority areas
- have total costs of between £150,000 and £1.5 million
- last between 12 and 18 months
- start by 1 October 2026
- end by 31 March 2028
Support you can get
This competition supports mid-stage innovation projects within offshore wind, aligned with the Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan.
This competition is split into two strands:
- Future Offshore Wind Technologies: Feasibility Studies
- Future Offshore Wind Technologies: Industrial Research (this strand)
For this strand, you can get funding for your eligible project costs of up to:
- 70% if you are a micro or small organisation
- 60% if you are a medium-sized organisation
- 50% if you are a large organisation
Support organisers
- Innovate UK