Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling (Grant)

Apply for funding for pump-priming research to explore, test and validate disruptive and transformative solutions for critical mineral extraction, processing, recovery, reprocessing, recycling or re-mining. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding. Location: National Funding organisation: UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC Who can apply: Public Sector, Non-profit, Private Sector How much you can get: From £1 to £305,000 Total size of grant scheme: £1.5 million Opening date: 14 October 2026, 9:00am Closing date: 7 January 2027, 4:00pm