The KEN Pump Priming Fund Scheme is now open for applications, and KEN colleagues are invited to apply for up to £20k of ‘pump priming’ funding for challenge-led activities, to support collaborative research between the University and industry. Please find the application guidance attached. Please see below for some brief information.
Application process
Applications should be submitted by KEN colleagues as the lead applicant(s) via the Qualtrics application form at:
https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_423ZPKeMZOff5Wd
Important dates
The closing date for applications is Sunday 14th April 2024. The review panel will review all applications and shortlist projects that could potentially be funded. KEN colleagues submitting shortlisted projects will be invited to a review meeting to introduce their projects briefly, followed by a Q&A session. The review meeting will be held around the end of April.
Evaluation criteria
Please find the evaluation criteria (on slide 6) in the attached call for application. For clarification, match-funding is desirable but not essential for the application. Match funding does not necessarily need to be cash, in-kind is also acceptable. The contribution does not need to be from industry, departmental matched-funding is also accepted.
If you have any questions about the funding scheme, please contact pumpprimingfund@admin.cam.ac.uk.