Grant opportunity

Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2026-2027 Round 2

Share of up to £10 million for innovation projects with business partners.

GrantInnovationBusiness-Academia CollaborationUnited Kingdom
Funder
Innovate UK / UKRI
24 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026: Jun 24, 2026
Award
See official call page
Applicant
UK academic institutions, RTOs and Catapults working with businesses
Discipline
Innovation
Region
United Kingdom
Posted
Jun 4, 2026

Call summary

Overview

Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2026-2027 Round 2 is a grant from Innovate UK / UKRI. The call is focused on Innovation; Business-Academia Collaboration and is relevant to UK academic institutions, RTOs and Catapults working with businesses. Share of up to £10 million for innovation projects with business partners.

Who can apply

The opportunity is aimed at UK academic institutions, RTOs and Catapults working with businesses. The geographic or country focus is United Kingdom. Applicants should confirm detailed eligibility, institutional requirements, documents, and any country-specific conditions on the official opportunity page before applying.

Funding and duration

See official call page

24 Jun 2026

24 Jun 2026: Jun 24, 2026

How to apply

Use the official opportunity page for current guidance, forms, application portal details, and deadline updates.

Call details

Source-based overview

Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2026-2027 Round 2 is a grant from Innovate UK / UKRI. The call is focused on Innovation; Business-Academia Collaboration and is relevant to UK academic institutions, RTOs and Catapults working with businesses. Share of up to £10 million for innovation projects with business partners. The opportunity is aimed at UK academic institutions, RTOs and Catapults working with businesses. The geographic or country focus is United Kingdom. Applicants should confirm detailed eligibility, institutional requirements, documents, and any country-specific conditions on the official opportunity page before applying. The supplied call record did not specify a fixed award amount. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm funding level, benefits, allowable costs, duration, and any co-funding or cost-share requirements. The listed deadline or key date is: 24 Jun 2026. Use the official opportunity page for current guidance, forms, application portal details, and deadline updates.

Eligibility

The opportunity is aimed at UK academic institutions, RTOs and Catapults working with businesses. The geographic or country focus is United Kingdom. Applicants should confirm detailed eligibility, institutional requirements, documents, and any country-specific conditions on the official opportunity page before applying.

Funding and benefits

See official call page

Deadline and timeline

24 Jun 2026: 24 Jun 2026: Jun 24, 2026.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Use the official opportunity page for current guidance, forms, application portal details, and deadline updates.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.