Funding competition from Innovate UK
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 - 2027 Round 4
- Businesses can apply
- UK-registered applicants
- Funder
- Innovate UK
- Kind
- Funding competition
- Total funding
- Share of up to £12.5 million
- Closes
- 27 January 2027in 3 months
What it funds
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.
From the Innovation Funding Service listing.
Who can apply
- Applicants must be registered in the UK.
Key dates
- Closes27 January 2027in 3 months
Dates as the Innovation Funding Service listing gives them. Relative dates count from 26 October 2026.
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