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Please submit your draft Expression of Interest here for review by our team.
Find competition dates and deadlines for submissions here.
On 29th March it was confirmed that the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme has been allocated Government funding totalling £685m over the next three years, representing a £235m uplift on the previous three-year period.
Open competitions
More information and published dates of future competitions can be found below.
The ATI Programme has existing commitments to long-term projects, and we expect demand for project funding to be high. The ATI can help you shape your project ideas and partnerships and review and provide feedback on draft proposals. Companies that are planning to submit an EOI are encouraged to contact the ATI to provide early feedback on proposed submissions.
For further information please view our Funding FAQs.
All applicants to ATI Programme funding must sign the ATI’s Framework Agreement before submitting full-stage proposals – failure to do so will result in a failed application. This link will take you to our secure Adobe Sign page where you can read and sign the ATI Framework Agreement. Your digital signature will be reviewed by the ATI team and you will receive confirmation via email once the validation process is complete. Industrial partners should read the Guide to Industrial Contributions. Lead Partners should also ensure that they complete the Lead Partner Contact Form.
The ATI works in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK to offer funding streams designed to accelerate innovation in the UK to maintain global competitiveness. All projects submitted must align with the UK aerospace technology strategy, Accelerating Ambition, which identifies the following priority areas: vehicles; propulsion and power; systems; and aerostructures.
Applicants are encouraged to read the General Guidance for Applicants before applying to any of the below funding streams. Applicants should note that the funding process is competitive, and only the best applications will receive funding. Should you require assistance please get in touch with the funding team.
The Strategic Programme is a comprehensive 2-stage assessment process suited to larger programmes typically accessing grants in excess of £1 million.
Your project must align with the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy.
Stage 1 requires applicants to complete an Expression of Interest (EOI); the EOI is assessed by the ATI.
Successful EOIs will be invited to Stage 2 to complete a Full Application. Once submitted, the Full Application will undergo ATI, BEIS and Innovate UK independent assessment in parallel. No further changes to the application are permitted once the submission deadline has passed.
| EOI Competition opens | Monday | 4th April 2022 |
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| Submission Date (EOI closes) | Wednesday | 27th April 2022 |
| EOI Notifications | Wednesday | 25th May 2022 |
| Batch 37 FSA competition opens | Monday | 30th May 2022 |
| Batch 37 Submission Date (FSA closes) | Wednesday | 6th July 2022 |
| Batch 37 notifications | Friday | From 9th September 2022 |
| EOI Competition opens | Monday | 6th June 2022 | 4th July 2022 | 1st August 2022 |
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| Submission Date (EOI closes) | Wednesday | 22nd June 2022 | 20th July 2022 | 17th August 2022 |
| EOI Notifications | Tuesday | 12th July 2022 | 9th August 2022 | 6th September 2022 |
| Batch 38 FSA competition opens | Tuesday | 30th August 2022 | ||
| Batch 38 Submission Date (FSA closes) | Wednesday | 5th October 2022 | ||
| Batch 38 notifications | Friday | From 9th December 2022 |
All applicants must sign the ATI’s Framework Agreement before submitting proposals.
This call supports and encourages industrial investment into the aerospace sector and its supply chain, through the funding of innovative and high impact projects. These projects will demonstrate forward-looking and disruptive solutions to UK civil aerospace challenges.
The ATI Programme partners are keen to do more to encourage collaborative research for smaller businesses and will set out details of the next call later this year through the ATI website.
The National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme (NATEP) is suited to smaller businesses and offers a maximum project size of £300k. As well as grant funding, the programme provides high calibre technical and management resource to help those companies accelerate the technology development towards market readiness.
| Spring Call 2022 | |
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| Competition opens | 4th April 2022 |
| Competition closes | 18th May 2022 |
| Notifications | 8th July 2022 |
| Autumn Call 2022 | |
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| Competition opens | 14th November 2022 |
| Competition closes | 11th January 2023 |
| Notifications | March 2023 |
| Spring Call 2023 | |
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| Competition opens | 27th March 2023 |
| Competition closes | 10th May 2023 |
| Notifications | July 2023 |
More information on how to apply can be found here.
Guidance for applicants can be found on the UK Government website. Please also ensure you have read the relevant governance documents, which can be found in our Funding FAQs. EOIs and applications are submitted and processed through the Innovation Funding Service portal on the UK Government website.
Your feedback is important to us. We are constantly trying to improve our process and how we engage with our network. You can submit feedback via our form here. Your comments will not affect the assessment of any current or future proposals through the ATI.