[IUK] DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6, delivered by Innovate UK and the Advanced Propulsion Centre for the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with up to £150 million available. UK registered businesses of any size can apply alone or lead a consortium for grants of £2.5 million to £20 million to create or convert and validate pilot or demonstration scale manufacturing for zero emission vehicle technologies, matched by private co-investment of at least twice the grant. Opened 4 November 2026; closes 27 January 2027 at 11:00am.
Next deadline
Closes: 27 January 2027
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What it funds
DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 6, delivered by Innovate UK and the Advanced Propulsion Centre for the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with up to £150 million available. UK registered businesses of any size can apply alone or lead a consortium for grants of £2.5 million to £20 million to create or convert and validate pilot or demonstration scale manufacturing for zero emission vehicle technologies, matched by private co-investment of at least twice the grant. Opened 4 November 2026; closes 27 January 2027 at 11:00am.
Who it suits
Lead or single applicant: a UK registered business of any size. Collaborators: UK registered businesses, academic institutions, charities, not-for-profits, public sector organisations or RTOs (RTOs and academic institutions cannot lead or work alone). In a collaboration the lead and at least one ot…
- Clean energy & net zero
- Manufacturing & materials
- Late stage & scale-up
Programme specifications
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