National AI resource · UK
UK AI Research Resource: Gateway route
Up to 10,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI or Zenith for first-time users, testing and benchmarking, with no cash funding and a three-month use period. Confirm the exact start and expiry in the award terms.
Start here
Open at latest check: UK AIRR Gateway Checked 13 November 2026.
UK-based researchers at eligible research organisations, businesses, charities or not-for-profits, testing or benchmarking AI work. Read the Gateway guidance and submit a self-contained application through AIRRPortal. UKRI lists no closing date.
A project lead needs a contract longer than the project. Compute is provided rather than cash; non-academic project-cost and subsidy conditions apply. Confirm the award's start and expiry. Official source and next step
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Who can apply?
UK-based researchers at UK registered businesses of any size, charities, not-for-profits and UKRI-eligible research organisations. The project lead needs a contract longer than the proposed project.
How do I take the next step?
Submit an online form and supporting documents through the AIRR Portal; applications must be self-contained with no external links.
Recorded deadline
Recorded deadline: UKRI lists the Gateway route as open with no closing date at the 13 November 2026 check.
Check the official programme before applying. A recorded region is not a decision about your eligibility, and an allocation is not guaranteed.
Evidence and limits
- The UKRI opportunity is open with no closing date and points applicants to AIRRPortal. Source
- Applications normally receive a light-touch review each month, with a target maximum of two months from submission to resource access. Source
- The guidance names airr@ukri.org for questions and was last updated on 28 September 2026. Source
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