STFC Knowledge Exchange

STFC is committed in helping to facilitate the exchange of knowledge from academia into industry. A number of different funding schemes have been developed to help coordinate the translation of STFC technology and research to a commercial application.

Follow on fund

	IPS	Follow-on-funding	IPS Fellowships	CLASP	IAA
Brief	To use STFC funded research or technology to develop or enhance a new product or technique	To provide proof of concept funding to develop an idea which could lead to a commercial endpoint	To work alongside academics and encourage industry engagement with the university. Please note, this is NOT a research fellowship	Themed call to apply STFC funded research/technology to help address societal challenge areas	Encourages industry engagement and proof of concept funding managed via host institutions
Expected TRL Range	3-5	2-3		3-6
Max duration	36 months	12 months	48 months	36 months	1 financial year
Max fEC per year	£150,000	£110,000	No max cost	No max cost	Variable
Industry support?	Essential	Not required	n/a	Advised	n/a
Extension available?	No	No	Yes	No	No

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