Who funds advanced manufacturing research?

We count 852 funded advanced manufacturing projects, active between 2019 and 2036, from 9 funders. The most came from EU · Digital, Industry and Space (118 projects), EU · MSCA (107 projects) and NSF · ENG (67 projects). The median award is $2M, across the 840 of 852 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

852

Funders

9

Median award

$2M

Open calls now

32

Top funders of advanced manufacturing research

Projects whose title or summary mentions advanced manufacturing. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open advanced manufacturing funding calls

32 open calls mention advanced manufacturing today; the 12 most on-topic are listed.

• CHIPS Incentives Program – Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment
  National Institute of Standards and TechnologyNot specifiedDeadline: November 1, 2026 ·
• Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D round 2
  Innovate UKUp to £7,000,000Deadline: December 2, 2026 ·
  Real odds: About 1 in 7 funded (14% · Innovate UK, all funding decisions, 2024-25)
• Manufacturing Scale-up Research and Innovation: Automotive and Aerospace
  UK Research and InnovationUp to £600,000Deadline: December 9, 2026 ·
• Manufacturing Scale-up Network Plus
  UK Research and InnovationUp to £5,625,000Deadline: December 9, 2026 ·
• Advanced manufacturing for key products (IA) (Made in Europe partnership)
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€6,000,000 – €8,000,000Deadline: February 2, 2027 ·
• Factory processes and automation for de- and re-manufacturing (RIA) (Made in Europe partnership)
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€5,000,000 – €6,500,000Deadline: February 2, 2027 ·
• Textile circularity through advanced processing and manufacturing technologies and system approaches (IA) (Textiles for the Future partnership)
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€4,000,000 – €6,000,000Deadline: February 2, 2027 ·
• Open topic: Using the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative to strengthen urban manufacturing in support of the Clean Industrial Deal
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €6,000,000Deadline: April 8, 2027 ·
• Sustainable aircraft circular design and additive manufacturing, towards a climate neutral aviation
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €2,500,000Deadline: April 14, 2027 ·
• Distributed Manufacturing
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Quantum Device Manufacturing
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·

Real odds

• About 1 in 7 funded · 14% · Innovate UK, all funding decisions, 2024-25 · UKRI investment and outputs data, table 2.1

Published success rates for the programs behind the open calls above: the share of applications the funder funded, program-wide, not for this topic.

Funded advanced manufacturing projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Sustainable materials and manufacturing for zero-excess multivalent batteries
  UKRI · EPSRC · £2,152,707 · ends 2036
• CIVICS DATA MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATING CENTER (DMCC)
  NIH · Office of the Director · $3,426,973 · ends 2033
• S-STEM: Prototyping, Research, and Integrated Manufacturing Excellence: A Vertical Systems-Thinking Framework for Student-Scholar Success
  NSF · EDU · $2,000,000 · ends 2032
• S-STEM: Fostering Convergent Leaders in Human-Centered Intelligent Robotics, Smart Infrastructure, and Advanced Manufacturing
  NSF · EDU · $2,000,000 · ends 2032
• Development of next-generation CAR-T cells for enhanced efficacy and reduced toxicity in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL)
  Wellcome · £1,283,786 · ends 2031
• Skillbuilding for Technicians and Engineers Through Experiential Learning Communities
  NSF · EDU · $1,722,506 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Ultrafast Laser Manufacturing of Polymer-Derived Ceramics for High-Performance Ceramic Composite Materials
  NSF · ENG · $550,000 · ends 2031
• AI Institute for Advances in Optimization
  NSF · ENG · $20,000,000 · ends 2031
• NSF AI Institute in Dynamic Systems
  NSF · ENG · $20,000,000 · ends 2031
• EPSRC Manufacturing Research Hub in Robotics, Automation & Smart Machine Enabled Sustainable Circular Manufacturing & Materials (RESCu-M2)
  UKRI · EPSRC · £12,039,508 · ends 2031

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “manufacturing”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.