UK Research and Innovation
Transformative sustainable AI technologies
This funding is for projects focused on speculative and high-risk research with the potential to deliver a step change in the sustainability of future AI systems. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding. The total fund is £12,050,000 with a maximum award of £602,500.
Deadline10 November 2026
FundingUp to £602,500 · £12,050,000 total fund — Total fund: £12,050,000
SummaryThis funding is for projects focused on speculative and high-risk research with the potential to deliver a step change in the sustainability of future AI systems. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation funding. The total fund is £12,050,000 with a maximum award of £602,500.
Funding typesGrant
EligibilityResearch organisations
GeographyUK
TechnologyAI
StatusOpen
Project requirements
Projects focused on speculative and high-risk research with the potential to deliver a step change in the sustainability of future AI systems.
Sources & page links
Every link captured for this opportunity (3)
- UK Research and Innovation — applyukri.org · official source
- Opportunities – UKRIukri.org · official source
- Transformative sustainable AI technologies — application pagefunding-service.ukri.org · official source