Battery Innovation Programme: battery skills initiatives

The Battery Innovation Programme battery skills initiatives competition supports regional initiatives that build skills for battery manufacturing and its supply chain.

Innovate UK lists this opportunity for Organizations & consortia, STEM, Engineering & Technology, United Kingdom. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

The competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.

To work alone or lead a project, an organisation must be an academic institution, research or technology organisation, charity, not-for-profit, or public sector organisation registered in the UK.

Establishing or scaling regional battery manufacturing and supply-chain skills initiatives.

Activities should address workforce capability, sector readiness, and regional skills needs in battery manufacturing.

UK registered organisations can apply for support from a total fund of up to GBP 3.7 million.

Application deadline: Jun 18, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the official UKRI/Innovate UK page and Innovation Funding Service route by 18 June 2026 at 11:00 am UK time.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.