Funding Solutions

Not sure which funding is best for your needs? We're here to help!

Due to diversity of funding available to companies wishing to work in partnership with universities and research institutes, we've collected some of the main funding opportunities available from a range of organisations so you can find relevant information for your needs quickly and effectively.  Undertaking research and development (R & D) does bear a cost. However, the potential benefits of collaborative R & D to your company can be immediate and far reaching. These funding schemes present the opportunity to source expertise and finances, providing your company the chance to further grow and flourish.

There are also innovation prizes and awards to reward projects or companies included here.  We do work hard to keep this section up to date, but do check the appropriate website for the latest details, deadlines etc.

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Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network SPARK Awards This scheme provides small grants to encourage collaborations between SMEs and research partners in the area of Animal Biosciences.
Carbon Trust - Applied Research Programme This programme is open to UK businesses and research institutions and aims to support the development and commercialisation of technology with the potential to reduce UK carbon dioxide emissions.
CASE Studentship Proposals - Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Project proposals are being sought in any area within the Council's remit. Collaborating partners can be from the private, public or voluntary sectors.
CIC Start Online competition For feasibility studies and academic consultancy on sustainable building design and refurbishment
Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC) - Funding Call A £10M, 5-year partnership between BBSRC and a consortium of leading companies (£1M), aimed at helping the food industry develop products that deliver enhanced health benefits for consumers.
EDTC Feasibility Award EDTC Feasibility Award aims to kick-start a relationship between small companies and University groups that have not previously collaborated.
ESRC Business Placement Fellows Scheme This scheme gives your business access to high quality research knowledge, expertise and evidence to help your business develop.
First Step Awards – University of Glasgow This scheme funds partnerships involving feasibility studies between a Scottish SME and researchers from the University of Glasgow, aimed at creating long-term collaborations, particularly new partnerships.
FP7 Funding 2008 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology (overview sessions) The next call for Research and Development funding under the Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology Theme of the Framework Programme 7 will be announced formally in the summer, with anticipated deadlines in the late autumn of this year.
Framework Programme 7 FP7, the EU’s main instrument for funding R & D across Europe
Gannochy Trust Innovation Award - Royal Society Edinburgh CALL FOR ENTRIES - £50,000 PRIZE - for individual achievement in innovation and is awarded annually to a Scottish based innovator whose work has the potential to promote social and economic wellbeing.
Genomia Fund Funding commercialisation of public sector research in the bio-sciences
Health Innovation Challenge Fund - Advancing Genetic Discoveries into Clinical Practice The Health Innovation Challenge Fund is allocating £20M toward proposals that take into practical healthcare application the understanding of genetic variation on disease.
HI links Offers free advice and guidance to small businesses across the Highlands & Islands that is ongoing, impartial and confidential
i4i Invention for Innovation - Future Product Development 3a & b funding streams Proposals must include collaboration between at least one industry and one research (academic or clinical) partner to determine the commercial viability of a proposed device or technology, with the development of a robust route to market and a strong, app
i4i Invention for Innovation Programme - from NIHR - Future Product Development Area 1 The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) would like to invite FPD1 project proposals of up to 12 months under its i4i Programme to investigate whether a piece of prior basic research or an innovative use of an existing technology can be used to
Industrial CASE Studentship Open Competition - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) The Co-operative Award in Science & Engineering (CASE) scheme promotes partnerships between eligible research organisations and public or private sector organisations.
Industrial CASE studentships - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Information about the BBSRC 4-year Industrial CASE studentships to support collaborative postgraduate research studentships.
Industrial CASE Studentships - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) - Scottish Enterprise agent Industrial CASE are three and a half year postgraduate awards allocated to companies either directly or via agents (Knowledge Transfer Networks and Regional Development Agencies).
Industrial Partnership Awards - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Science-led, responsive mode grants where an industrial partner contributes in cash (not ‘in-kind’) at least 10% of the full economic cost of the project - Biotechnology & Biological Sciences
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