UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or catapults can apply for a share of up to £9 million to fund innovation projects with businesses or not for profits. This funding competition closes 11am 14th September 2022.

To lead a project your organisation must:

• be a UK registered higher education or further education institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or catapult
• collaborate with a UK registered business or a not-for-profit organisation, both must have two or more employees.

The business must contribute to the project’s costs.

Full details of this funding programme are available here.

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme allows a UK registered business or not for profit organisation to partner with a knowledge base partner (either a UK higher education (HE) or further education (FE) institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult).

The KTP partnership brings new skills and the latest academic thinking into the business partner to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. The knowledge base partner recruits the ‘associate’ to work on the project. The associate has the opportunity to lead a strategic development within the business developing new skills and gaining valuable experience.

Guidance on how to apply for a KTP is provided here.