KTP to Round 2
Funds three-way collaboration among universities, companies, and industry experts to translate knowledge into product-led growth.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) 2026 to 2027 Round 2 is a GBP 10 million Innovate UK programme that funds structured three-party innovation collaborations between a UK business, an academic institution (or Research and Technology Organisation or Catapult), and a KTP Associate — a skilled recent graduate embedded in the business for the duration of the project. The programme has supported mor…
Three-party innovation collaborations pairing UK businesses with an academic institution and an embedded skilled graduate (KTP Associate) to transfer knowledge and deliver a 12–36 month innovation project, with SMEs receiving approximately 67% of project costs funded.
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