Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Grants

UK-Netherlands Co-Innovation for Quantum Technology 2026

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Innovate UK, part of UKRI, will invest up to £1.5 million in UK-Netherlands quantum technology projects, with UK partners requesting £250,000 to £400,000 each. The lead applicant must be a UK registered business of any size. It must team up with at least one separate, unlinked for-profit business in the Netherlands, which applies in parallel to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Applications open on 3 November 2026 and close at 11:00am on 9 February 2027. Projects must cover one of four themes: entanglement based quantum networking, quantum computing software and hybrid workflows, quantum sensing and imaging (for example in life sciences, healthcare and public infrastructure), or manufacturing processes for hardware such as detectors, control electronics and laser and optical systems. Projects last 18 to 24 months, start no earlier than 1 June 2027 and end by 30 May 2029. Innovate UK says similar competitions suggest about a 33% chance of success.