Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 1
One round of Knowledge Transfer Partnership, which has run 3 rounds in total and has 3 open now.
Funding
Contact funder
Deadline
14 October 2026
Location
UK-wide
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships help businesses work with universities on innovation projects. A graduate works in your business for 1-3 years to complete a specific project. The government pays most of the graduate's salary and university costs. Your business must contribute to the project costs. This is a national UK scheme with rolling applications. You can apply throughout the year. The partnership helps you access university expertise and develop new products or processes.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must contribute to project costs
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Regions
No published award history for Innovate UK. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Innovate UK
UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults, working with businesses, can apply for a share of up to £12.5m to fund innovation projects.
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