Innovate UK: Knowledge transfer partnerships

21/09/2023

01/11/2023

The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme allows a UK registered business or not for profit organisation, to partner with a ‘knowledge base partner’, (either a UK higher education (HE) or further education (FE) institution, research and technology organisation (RTO) or Catapult). The KTP partnership brings new skills and the latest academic thinking into the business partner to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. The knowledge base partner recruits the ‘associate’ to work on the project. The associate has the opportunity to lead a strategic development within the business developing new skills and gaining valuable experience. (Forecasted date).

Your Project Your application must be for a specific, strategic innovation project that tackles one or more challenges faced by the business partner. It can be any kind of project and must show: why the business needs this KTP what new knowledge is required by the business what new capabilities will be embedded as a result of the KTP

Applicant type Academic Institution; Commercial or Private Sector; Government or Public Sector; Non-profit Eligibility Note Each KTP is a partnership between the following: a UK knowledge base, acting as lead organisation and submitting the application a UK registered business, not for profit organisation or eligible public sector organisation We use the term ‘business partner’ for businesses, public sector organisations, not for profit organisations charities or charitable businesses.