Kent staff academics can access up to £15k with the Knowledge Exchange Opportunity Follow On Fund. Check your eligibility and apply before 2 June on the Knowledge Exchange and Innovation website.

Applications are now open to University of Kent academics for a short-term pilot programme follow on fund that develops Knowledge Exchange Opportunities.

The University’s Knowledge Exchange and Innovation (KEI) Department has launched its Knowledge Exchange Opportunity Follow On Fund to support follow on from Impact Case Study development  (Knowledge Exchange Impact Follow On) and recent Innovation funding applications (Knowledge Exchange Innovation Follow On).

Eligible projects are those developing from an Impact Case or from a recent Innovation Funding application (since June 2018) such as Innovate UK or EIRA. Projects can be funded up to £15,000 to help develop further, or understand the market for, a service, research or technology. The costing is for existing staff time, and no recruitment of new staff will be covered by the funding. Costing may include reasonable project specific consumables, access to existing equipment where justified and travel costs.

Applications are open from Tuesday 18 May 2021 with deadline 17.00 Wednesday 2 June 2021. This is a pilot for a short-term funding stream and all funding expenditure will need to be spent, and expenditure related project outcomes delivered before 31 July 2021.

Funding will be attributed on a competitive basis within the limitations of the funds available against Knowledge Exchange Opportunity. As part of the pilot process, consideration will be given to spread of funding across the six Divisions in order to fully evaluate uptake and outputs from such a fund for the benefit of the university as a whole. Decisions will be communicated by 9th June 2021.

To apply for the Knowledge Exchange Opportunity Follow On Fund, academics are encouraged to contact KEI’s Business and Industry Relationship Team via businessrelationships@kent.ac.uk who will answer questions and support with the application process.