Crick-University Partners Translation Call
The Crick-University Partners Translation Call is now open. The Crick has established a dedicated translational science funding scheme to support projects within the University partnership. The scheme will be open to researchers from the Crick and University partners to establish and develop new collaborative translational projects between Crick researchers and those based at UCL, King’s or Imperial – that is projects that could lead to technologies and applications that have a positive impact on human health. The project should be a collaboration between the Crick and University researcher(s). Further information, including application guidelines can be found on University Partners Translation Call | Crick.
Applicants must discuss their proposals with the relevant Industry Partnerships and Commercialisation contact, their approval is required before submission.
This is a 2-stage process:
- Preliminary application (Deadline: 15 November)
- Full proposal (Deadline: TBC - March 2024)
As for all requests for external funding, applications should be costed and approved through Worktribe.
Both preliminary and full application documents should be submitted by email to translation@crick.ac.uk with a copy sent to Interim partnership manager Angela Kingman a.kingman@imperial.ac.uk
Partnership Networking Fund
The Crick and University Partnership Networking Fund supports staff and students from the Crick, UCL, Imperial and King’s to organise networking events with now up to £4,000 or £10,000 available per project, depending on the remit.
The Networking Fund aims to:
- Build and strengthen interactions within the Crick-University partnership through joint events and build communities of staff and students around common research themes.
- Allow groups of scientists and/or operation staff to create new professional networks, share expertise and skills, possibly beyond their own discipline.
- Support interdisciplinary scientists to make connections, share and develop research ideas that could be included in joint research funding applications.
- Primarily benefit the Crick and partner university staff and students, however, networking events could also include external participants from other universities, industry, policy or other organisations where appropriate.
For more information please refer to Crick Partnership Network Fund guidance
When: The call for applications to the Networking Fund opens several times a year.
- First call: Application deadline 17 January 2025
Who: Any student or staff member (employee) from the Crick and its university partners are eligible to apply as an applicant e.g. researchers (from research groups and STPs/scientific platforms), technical and/or operation staff.
Apply: Please read the guidelines before applying.
Innovation to Innovation Funding
When: The call for Innovation to Innovation (i2i) funding opens approximately three times a year and is announced via CrickNet (Crick login required).
Who: This call is open to our academics and clinicians who are affiliated with the Crick.
More information: Funding and support to early-stage translational projects underpinned by philanthropic contributions and MRC Confidence in Concept funding. Researchers are provided with £75k for 12 months to work on proof of concept projects. To date, £3m has been invested in a diverse portfolio of 47 projects.
LifeArc Translation Fund
When: The call for the LifeArc Translation Fund opens approximately three times a year and is advertised on the Crick’s website.
Who: This call is open to our academics and clinicians who are affiliated with the Crick.
More information: Supports scientists in progressing promising innovations to the point where the projects can attract follow-on, larger scale investment and development with the aim of benefitting human health. A total of £5m over 5 years has been made available with ~£350k awarded per project over 2 years.