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The Innovation Funding Panel is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Open Call for Applications.

Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) is now available for innovation knowledge exchange projects, please find details below of the call, eligibility and how to make an application. 

Research England provide universities with HEIF funding. This is for knowledge exchange to enable them to develop a broad range of knowledge-based interactions: working with business, public and third sector organisations, community bodies and/or the wider public, to exchange knowledge and increase the economic and societal benefit/impact from their research. The Panel invites applications from: 

• significant projects that are underway and require a further funding to expand on current work to increase current impact;

• existing knowledge exchange projects that are completed but can develop in a way which was not part of their initial project outcomes/impact with follow-on funding to develop to the next level or to explore areas/opportunities which arose from the original project outcomes;

• projects with ambition that require seed funding, capacity building, proof-of-concept or launchpad 

Further Information and Guidance

Please make sure that you read and follow the information and guidance in the document (link below)

Information and Guidance for Innovation Fund (HEIF) 2024-25.docx

Application Form    

To apply, please read the guidance and complete the application form. The completed form must be submitted through the online application form below by 5pm on Friday 22nd November 2024.  Please note, late applications will not be accepted and the online form portal will close at 5.00 pm GMT.

Bournemouth University Innovation Fund 2024-2025 Open Call Application Form  

A copy of questions in pdf format for reference only can be found here: BU Innovation Fund 2024-2025 Open Call Application Form.pdf)