Horizon Fund: call for knowledge exchange proposals addressing the needs of Scottish industry (Scottish Funding Council (SFC))

Horizon Fund: call for knowledge exchange proposals addressing the needs of Scottish industry

Purpose

1 This circular announces to higher education institutions (HEIs) a call for proposals to the Scottish Funding Council’s (SFC’s) Horizon Fund for Universities (HFU) for knowledge exchange (KE) proposals addressing the needs of industry (demand-driven) .

Background

2 In academic year (AY) 2009-10 we announced a call for proposals, under the Strategic Priority Investments in Research and Innovation Translation (SPIRIT) grant line, for demand-driven KE projects. A total of ten projects supported with a total of £8.1 million SFC funding have been funded from this scheme1.

3 In circular SFC/24/2010 (9 July 2010) we announced that £6 million from the HFU would be allocated for strategic KE projects in AY 2010-11. We are allocating £4 million of this to this call for proposals.

4 The SFC will commission an independent evaluation of the 2009-10 SPIRIT competition and projects in August 2010. The learning outcomes from the evaluation will be shared with successful projects funded from this call.

Aim of the call

5 The focus of the HFU is on Scottish Government priorities.

6 In this call we are focussing upon demand-driven collaborative activity addressing the needs of the key industry sectors identified within the Scottish Government’s economic strategy.

7 We will support activities which will enhance the operation and productivity of these industry sectors and which aim to create a legacy of further demand-driven collaborative activity.

Close Date: 17 September 2010

Type: Commercial

More Info: http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/Circulars_SFC252010/SFC_25_2010.pdf

26 July 2010