FOI2026/00545: Innovate UK Frontier AI Discovery
Case reference FOI2026/00545
Received 25 June 2026
Published 14 September 2026
Request
Request received: 25 June 2026
I would like to request the following information regarding Phase 1 of the Innovate UK Frontier AI Discovery Competition which closed on June 10th this year:
1. Total number of Phase 1 applications; and
2. Total number of Phase 1 applications that were deemed ineligible and not sent for assessment; and
3. Of those ineligible Phase 1 applications please provide a statistical breakdown of the criteria used to reject the application.
Response
Response sent: 20 July 2026
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