Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition 7: Pre-deployment trials

Department for Transport

Closed · 15 Jul 2026

One round of Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, which has run 4 rounds in total and has 2 open now.

Funding

£375,000 – £4,740,000

Location

England

Applications

Open until 15 July 2026

Overview

The Department for Transport is offering up to £121 million for innovative clean maritime technologies. This is split across three strands of the competition. You can apply for between £375,000 and £4,740,000. The deadline to apply is 15 July 2026. Only UK registered organisations based in England can apply.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

limited companyacademicpublic sectorcharitysocial enterprise

Key requirements:

Must be a UK registered organisation
Project must relate to clean maritime technology

Who is this for?

This is for UK registered organisations in England working on innovative clean maritime technologies. It suits businesses, research bodies, or other organisations developing or trialling cleaner solutions for the maritime sector. If your work has no connection to maritime technology, this grant is not for you.

Sectors

Charities & Non-Profit Public Administration & Defence Transport & Storage

Regions

England

Funder track record

Last published award 2025

Awards published

452

Typical award

£955,062

Most awards

£100,000 to £5,109,178

Most funded region

South West

Recent awards include Environment Agency (£800,000, 2025), Devon County Council (£150,000, 2025) and WESTMORLAND LIMITED (£665,851, 2025).

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Full details from Department for Transport

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £121 million across the three strands of this competition for innovative clean maritime technologies. This funding is from the Department for Transport (DfT).

How to apply

You apply through the Innovate UK funding service. This is strand-based, so check which of the three strands fits your project before applying. The deadline is 15 July 2026.

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