[Academic] Upcoming Knowledge Exchange Funding calls

[Susan Spesyvtseva]

Dear all,

Please find below details of upcoming Knowledge Exchange funding calls.  In particular, please note an Open Sector call for Innovate UK funding (closes 28 February) and increased (by 70%!) funding available for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs).

INNOVATE UK COMPETITIONS

·       Manufacturing and Materials <https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/82/overview>  - closes 31 January 2018

o   Total eligible project costs: £50,000 to £2m.  Projects to last between 6 and 36 months.

o   For projects which support innovation across the manufacturing and materials sector.

o   Projects must involve an SME.  (If the University is leading the application, there must be two industrial collaborators).


·       Infrastructure Systems<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/81/overview> - closes 31 January 2018

o   Total eligible project costs: £25,000 to £3m.  Projects to last between 6 and 36 months.

o   For innovation projects to encourage UK business growth in infrastructure systems.

o   An eligible project must show significant innovation in one or more priority areas: smart infrastructure, energy, connected transport, urban living.

o   Projects must involve an SME.  (If the University is leading the application, there must be two business collaborators).



·       Tackling disease with healthcare innovations - closes 7 February 2018

o   Primer Award<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/71/overview>

§  Total eligible project costs: £200,000 to £1.5m. Projects to last between 12 and 24 months.

§  For projects that carry out technical evaluations through to proofs of concept in a model system.

§  Projects must be led by an SME.

o   Late Stage Award<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/79/overview>

§  Total eligible project costs: £200,000 to £4m. Projects to last between 12 and 36 months.

§  For late-stage projects that test a well-developed concept and demonstrate its suitability in a relevant environment.

§  Projects must be led by an SME.


·       Open sector round 4<https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/86/overview> - closes 28 February 2018

o   Total eligible project costs: £25,000 to £1m. Projects to last between 6 and 36 months.

o   For the best business-led cutting-edge or disruptive ideas or concepts with a view to commercialisation.

o   Projects can fit into any one or more of Innovate UK's 4 priority sectors for growth: emerging and enabling technologies, health and life sciences, infrastructure systems and manufacturing and materials, or be outside them.

o   Universities should work in collaboration with a business who must lead the project.

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIPS (KTPs)<https://www.gov.uk/guidance/knowledge-transfer-partnerships-what-they-are-and-how-to-apply#what-is-a-knowledge-transfer-partnership> (closing dates subject to change)

There has been substantial recent investment in the KTP programme (an extra 200 awards), so now is the time to act!  The KTP programme is currently being run in conjunction with Innovate UK's sector and open competitions, though note that KTPs have a much broader scope than sector competitions.

·       Manufacturing and Materials   -   January 2018 (tbc)

·       Open call   -  February 2018 (tbc)

·       Infrastructure Systems   -   March 2018 (tbc)

·       Emerging and Enabling Technologies   -   May 2018 (tbc)

IMPACT ACCELERATION ACCOUNT<https://www.strath.ac.uk/rkes/iaa/fund/>

·       The University of Strathclyde's EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) accelerates the impact from Strathclyde's Engineering and Physical Sciences research.

·       Next closing date - 19 February 2018

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me anytime if you would like to discuss a potential application to any of the above (or other) calls.  I'm very happy to help pull applications together.

Best wishes,
Susan


Dr Susan Spesyvtseva
Knowledge Exchange Associate
Institute of Photonics
Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde

Address: Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK
Tel: +44 (0)141 548 3432

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