Application for this grant is by invitation only. An invitation for the 2025 call was sent to Spark teams (running for one year or longer) as well as Unusual Collaborations that previously received no more than two UCo grants in total.

The window for applications for 2025 has closed and the ’25 UCo grants have been awarded. The call for 2026 will open in September 2025. The Unusual Collaboration grants will then be replaced with an Unusual Collaborations programme.