Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Co-funders:
International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) and Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£7,000,000
Award range:
£50,000 - £5,000,000
Publication date:
12 January 2026
Opening date:
5 January 2026 9:30am UK time
Closing date:
25 March 2026 11:00am UK time
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Organisations can apply for a share of up to £7 million across the three strands of the competition. This is for energy access in ODA eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, the Indo Pacific region and Latin America.
Eligibility summary
This competition is open to collaborations only.
To be eligible for funding you can be from any country and must be either a:
* business of any size
* research organisation
* research and technology organisation (RTO)
* charity
* non-governmental organisation (NGO)
To be the UK administrative lead on a collaborative project your organisation must be a UK registered organisation of any size. The consortium must contain at least one (SME) from anywhere in the world claiming grant funding on this application. Your project must involve at least one legally separate collaborator.