Various sources of funding may be available to help support your work with Cercia. Some possible sources of funding are detailed below.
Homepage: http://www.dti.gov.uk/r-d/
Various size grants for different types of research or development projects are available. Further Information...
Homepage: http://www.ktponline.org/
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships enable Higher Education Institutions to apply their wealth of knowledge and expertise to important business problems.
Homepage: http://www.brdl.bham.ac.uk/intro.htm
BRDL was formed in 1986, and is the University of Birmingham's dedicated technology-transfer company, acting as the exclusive agents in the management and exploitation of intellectual property generated through the University, and related spin-off commercial ventures.
Framework Programme Six (FP6) is the European Union's programme of support for research and development. It runs from 2002 to 2006 and has a budget of ?17.5 billion. Beta Technology Ltd are sponsored by Advantage West Midlands to give free and confidential advice to regional organisations regarding FP6. The West Midlands Preparatory Research Award (WMPRA) is also available to SMEs located in the West Midlands region to cover part of the costs of preparing a complete FP6 proposal. The maximum contribution awarded is 75% of the project costs. The remaining 25% contribution from the SME can be as an in-kind contribution.Further Information...
Homepage: http://www.vin.bham.ac.uk/
VIN technology services™ is a gateway to the wide range of technology and expertise that the University of Birmingham can offer as one of the UK's leading centres of industrial technology research.
We apply a unique range of technology services, to solve a wide range of business needs.
Homepage: http://www.nesta.org.uk/insidenesta/
NESTA was set up by Act of Parliament in 1998 to help maximise this country's creative and innovative potential.
We are funded by an endowment from the National Lottery and use the interest to back people of exceptional talent and imagination. We do our best to offer the support they need to explore new ideas, develop new products and services, or experiment with new ways of nurturing creativity in science, technology and the arts.
We do this through a range of pioneering programmes, which you can read about in this section. As you'll see, these are incredibly diverse, with NESTA awardees working in every conceivable field of creative endeavour, from music to micro-biology, performance art to artificial intelligence.
Homepage: http://research.microsoft.com/ero/
The External Research Office (ERO) of Microsoft Research Cambridge, England was formed in July 2004. Its primary objective is extending the scope of Microsoft Research into key new areas outside 'core' computer science. This is being achieved through new types of strategic public-private collaborative research partnerships with universities, governments and industry partners. Microsoft European Science Initiative
The ERO is driving the Microsoft European Science Initiative. The Microsoft European Science Initiative is a new strategic research initiative in Microsoft, focused on creating, leading and accelerating fundamental innovation in 'new kinds' of science and computing, primarily through collaborations with the European science community in ERO partnerships. The Microsoft European Science Initiative additionally aims to encourage increased innovation, productivity and growth in the spirit of Europe's 'Lisbon' social, economic and scientific goals underpinning Europe's knowledge-based economy. It also encompasses a range of programmes to contribute to Europe's intellectual capital, including a PhD scholarships programme, a post-doctoral fellowships programme and a series of scientific workshops.
Homepage: http://www.neatprogramme.org.uk/index.asp
NEAT is one of the three main national programmes funded from the NHS R&D levy, the others being Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO). NEAT fills a perceived funding gap by supporting work which applies recent advances in fundamental knowledge and technology to the development of new products and interventions for improved health and social care or for disease prevention and treatment.
The programme covers all areas of health and social care where new or innovative technological approaches can be developed. Projects meeting national research priorities are particularly welcome. The annual budget is £1.2 million and the programme is open to all research providers in the academic and NHS communities.
