MDI Programme Innovation and Scale-up Hub
Funding
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Deadline
18 October 2026
Location
England
Applications
Deadline: 18 October 2026
Overview
Innovate UK is offering up to £4 million for a Manufacturing Digitalisation Innovation and Scale-up Hub. The hub will improve how grant-funded manufacturing digitalisation activity is targeted, delivered, and turned into commercial results. UK registered organisations can apply. The deadline to apply is 18 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be a UK registered organisation
- Project must relate to a Manufacturing Digitalisation Innovation and Scale-up Hub
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This is for UK registered organisations with the capability to run a large-scale hub focused on manufacturing digitalisation. It suits research bodies, industry groups, or businesses that can coordinate and improve grant-funded activity across the manufacturing sector. It is not for individual small businesses seeking direct support for their own digitalisation projects.
Regions
No published award history for Innovate UK. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Innovate UK
UK registered eligible organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for a Manufacturing Digitalisation Innovation and Scale-up Hub to improve the targeting, quality and commercial impact of grant funded activity.
You can apply through Innovate UK's funding portal. Check the Innovate UK website for full application guidance and any expression of interest requirements before the 18 October 2026 deadline.
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