Contracts for Innovation – Battery innovation for dual use and defence

Budget of £2 million including VAT. Phase 1 is industrial research for up to three months; phase 2 with a prototype will come as a separate future call. Note that this is a CONTRACT, not a grant — you deliver an R&D service and invoice for it. Open to companies of all sizes, including EU/EEA and international, but the majority of the work and funds must be located in the United Kingdom. One legal entity, no consortium requirement.

Official call →

1. Describe the idea. Company name and a few sentences about the project — registration number and sector are fetched from the registry.
2. Check your chances. Granteon assesses the project against the criteria in Contracts for Innovation – Battery innovation for dual use and defence and tells you honestly whether it can be won — before you write.
3. Write the application. The AI writes from your own facts, scores the draft like an award committee, and delivers it field by field within the portal's character limits.
4. Complete the financing. Your own contribution is calculated. You can obtain a signed conditional commitment from an investor, and find consortium partners when the call requires them.
5. Deliver and report. Reporting plan, draft reports and budget tracking after the award — until the final report is filed.

Start free with Contracts for Innovation – Battery innovation for dual use and defence →

The first application is free. After that, NOK 990 per completed application — you only pay when you actually apply. You submit it yourself, and the application is yours.

Who can apply for Contracts for Innovation – Battery innovation for dual use and defence?

The scheme is open to applicants in United Kingdom. Granteon checks the remaining requirements against your organisation free of charge.

How much can you get from Contracts for Innovation – Battery innovation for dual use and defence?

€20 000 – €50 000. Funding rate: 100% of the R&D service — this is a procurement, not a grant.

When is the application deadline?

Åpen til 4. november 2026 kl. 11:00 britisk tid (fase 1). Follow the scheme in Granteon and we email you when a new call opens.

What does Granteon cost?

The first complete application is free. After that it costs NOK 990 per completed application — not per month and not per user, so a company that does not apply pays nothing. Finding schemes and following deadlines is always free and needs no account.