Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 – 2027 Round 3

Description

UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £12.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

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 Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
• what new knowledge is required by the business
• what new capabilities will be embedded as a result of the KTP
• how your project aligns with the Industrial Strategy
• what characteristics the business possesses that suggest it has high growth potential

The Industrial Strategy’s six sectors prioritised by Innovate UK are:

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Clean Energy Industries
• Creative Industries
• Defence
• Digital and Technologies
• Life Sciences

Projects that do not align with one of the six priority sectors, are eligible, however, funding priority will be given to projects that align with the six areas prioritised within the Industrial strategy.