Research Challenge Fund

Introduction

The Research Challenge Fund competition – established by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) with European Union backing – has now selected the five winning proposals. Thirty-eight organisations initially submitted an entry, pursuing a share of the £270,000 grant funding that will be apportioned amongst the competition winners.

The competition was specifically set up to benefit small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and research organisations within the Highlands and Islands. Its aim is to help them convert early-stage research ideas into well-formed product and process concepts.

The five winners - from Orkney, Lewis and Argyll - and a description of their projects can be accessed through this link.

Exploring the pages highlighted below will allow you to understand the background to the Research Challenge Fund competition.

Key links

Outline Proposals Project titles and abstracts from all of the outline proposals submitted to the research challenge fund competition are presented here.Entry Criteria Explains which type of organisations could enter the Research Challenge Fund competition.The Competition Process The competition stages and key dates are explained here.Other Important Information Five important elements are addressed in this section.Post Competition Process Wiiners wil engage a specific process.Help For Non Winners The HIE Network will help to guide those that do not win one of the awards towards other potential means of support for their research ideas.How To Contact Us Contact details for the Research Challenge Fund.Final Round Invitees The titles and abstracts of those projects invited to enter the final round are accessible through this link.Research Challenge Fund Winners The winners and the nature of their R&D projects are explained here.

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