Grant
Faraday Battery Challenge
A UKRI / Innovate UK challenge funding battery research and commercialisation across the UK battery value chain — cells, materials, manufacturing, recycling, and integration. Funded as a portfolio: industrial R&D competitions (run via Innovate UK), the Faraday Institution (academic research), and UKBIC (manufacturing scale-up facility access). Best understood as a route into the UK battery ecosystem, not a single grant. Most genuine industrial opportunities now come through Innovate UK competitions branded "Faraday Battery Challenge" or via UKBIC access, rather than a standalone application portal.
About this funding
UK programme funding research and innovation to make the UK a leader in design, development and manufacture of electric vehicle batteries.
Who can apply
UK-registered businesses and research organisations responding to specific competition calls.
Where it is available
Open to manufacturers UK-wide.