Magnet Hub Grant Scheme

Department for Business and Trade
Closing in 22 days

Funding

Up to £20,000,000

Location

England, North East England, North West England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales

Applications

Open until 23 July 2026

Overview

The Magnet Hub Grant Scheme offers up to £20 million to build a UK-based facility for rare earth magnet manufacturing. The successful applicant will create a national hub focused on innovation, skills, and scaling up production. The grant is funded by the Department for Business and Trade. The deadline to apply is 23 July 2026.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

limited companypublic sectoracademic

Key requirements:

  • Must develop a UK-based facility for rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing
  • Facility must support innovation, skills development, and manufacturing scale-up
Who is this for?

This grant is for UK-based organisations that can develop a world-class national facility for rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing. It is open to applicants across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It is not suitable for businesses outside the rare earth magnet manufacturing sector.

Full details from Department for Business and Trade

The Magnet Hub competition will provide up to £20 million of grant funding to support a UK-based facility for developing new and innovative manufacturing capability for rare earth magnets. The successful organisation will develop a world-class national facility that supports innovation, skills development and the scale-up of rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing in the UK.

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Last updated: 1 July 2026