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.
Competition opens: Monday 1 July 2024
Competition closes: Wednesday 25 September 2024 11:00am
Description
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme allows a UK registered business or not for profit organisation, (which we will refer to collectively as the ‘business partner’ from now on) to partner with a ‘knowledge base partner’, which is 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 available.
Eligibility
Each Knowledge Transfer partnership (KTP) is a partnership between the following:
- a UK knowledge base, acting as lead organisation and submitting the application
- a UK registered business, not for profit organisation or eligible public sector organisation
We use the term ‘business partner’ for businesses, public sector organisations, not for profit organisations, charities or charitable businesses.
The definition KTP uses for not for profit organisations, charities or charitable business include:
- a registered charity
- a registered Community Interest Company
- a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- a charitable company
- an exempt or excepted charity
- a registered charitable industrial and provident society or charitable Cooperative (Bencom)
Scope
Your project
Your application must be for a specific, strategic innovation project that tackles one or more challenges faced by the business partner.
It can be any kind of project and must show:
- why the business needs this Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
- what new knowledge is required by the business
- what new capabilities will be embedded as a result of the KTP
Projects we will not fund
We will not fund:
- projects that are not strategic for the business partner
- projects that do not demonstrate a genuine market opportunity or viable route to market
- research projects
- projects where the business partner is an ineligible public sector organisation
- projects which are classed as State aid under EC regulations or a subsidy under the EU-UK TCA
- undertakings which gain a selective economic or commercial advantage from the funding
Dates
- 1 July 2024 Competition opens
- 25 September 2024 11:00am Competition closes
- 21 November 2024 Applicants notified
- 28 November 2024 Feedback
How to apply
Before you start
Before you apply you must read the guidance for KTP applicants and costs guidance for KTP projects along with the information contained within the competition information page. Additional guidance is given for each question on the application form.
Before submitting, it is the lead applicant’s responsibility to make sure:
- that all the information provided in the application is correct
- your proposal meets the eligibility and scope criteria
- all sections of the application are marked as complete
- that all partners have completed all assigned sections and accepted the terms and conditions (T&Cs)
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