Schemes Available

Below is detailed information on the KTA funding and resource schemes. We are also running several pilot projects supporting KT activities. If you have an idea for a project which doesn’t appear to fit within a scheme please call 0114 22 21331 or email KTA enquiries@sheffield.ac.uk

Scheme	Brief description	When	Funding	Deadline
Collaborative R&D and Partnership Awards	Brief description - The purpose of the Collaborative R&D and Partnership scheme is to facilitate the delivery of research projects and to develop longer-term partnerships with external organisations. The scheme is jointly funded by the University's EPSRC-funded Knowledge Transfer Account (KTA) and HEIF 2011-2015 funding.	One off competitive call	Maximum of £50,000 per award	CLOSED
Proof of Concept Projects	Grants to develop idea to an appropriate stage for industry engagement and/or commercialisation. Matched funding available to support regional & national schemes.	Three competitive calls. Matched funding to other schemes on rolling basis.	£30 - 50,000 per project.	CLOSED
PDRA Industrial Research Secondments	Provide Post Doctoral Research staff with the opportunity to work with an external partner to enable knowledge transfer and to exploit the results of on-going or completed EPSRC research.	One off competitive call.	Support direct costs including salary, consumables, and reasonable travel and subsistence costs for 6 months.	CLOSED
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)	Longest running UK wide KT scheme which employs a KTP Associate to undertake a project at the external partner.	Rolling programme of calls - via standard UK KTP application process.	Typically 50% of project costs for large companies and 67% of project costs for SMEs.
Designer in Residence	Working with designers to embed best practice in design within research programme.	Rolling call.	Support for design work, including the Designer in Residence - Sebastian Conran Associates.

Last updated: 23 March 2012