Collaborative Research & Development

This cost involved in bringing basic research to market can be an inhibiting factor for many businesses.  Collaborative R&D, part of the Technology Programme, aims to get industry engaging with the research community, exploring ideas that are at an early stage of development, with a view to eventual commercialisation. 

This can be difficult to do on your own, and Collaborative R&D encourages you to work in partnership with other businesses.  To drive these goals, DTI take some of the financial risk out of the venture, in the form of a Grant support for between 25% and 75% of your own and your business partners R&D costs. (EU State Aid rules will apply).

Projects that may be supported are those that are;

• Science –business as well as business-business consortia
• Exploiting basic research with the  manufacturing and/or service sectors
• Perform well against selection criteria; including potential economic benefit to the UK, project risk, social and environmental benefits, consortia organisation quality and the strength of the project management team.

Applications may be made from organisations seeking to collaborate with international partners within the Eureka network. The application should be copied to the UK EUREKA Unit to ensure formal endorsement as a Eureka project.

Further details of the key technology areas currently being supported can be found under open calls.

To view guidance on making an application. (pdf, 264KB)