Helping people come together to build relationships and share challenges.
The Collaboration Scheme supports different ways of working together, from early exploration through to long term partnerships. It brings together researchers, industry, educators and community to:
Activities are led by researchers, time limited and flexible, designed to fit around existing work while building momentum.
Networking & Exploration
Typical activities include:
Secondments
Strategic Partnerships
The Collaboration scheme brings together:
You don’t need an existing partnership or a fully formed idea to get started. Collaboration activity is:
Taking part in this scheme builds meaningful partnerships across academia, industry and communities.
The ACORN team helps you find the right starting point and connect with the right people. Whether you are looking to meet new partners, explore an idea together or develop a long term collaboration we can help you shape your approach and take the next step.
Get in touch with the ACORN team to start the conversation.
The Collaboration scheme supports early-stage work between organisations. It helps academics and businesses come together to build relationships, understand shared challenges and test ideas before moving into a larger project. Activities are designed to be short, flexible and designed to fit around existing commitments, typically outcomes delivered within a 12 month period.
It enables researchers and industry to:
The Collaboration scheme supports different types of activity:
Networking & Exploration
Early-stage activity to build relationships and explore ideas between academia, industry and the supply chain. Typical funding is between £5K to £30k. This can be used for focus workshops, meetings, early engagement and ideas development.
Secondments
Placements that enable knowledge exchange between researchers and industrial partners. Typical funding range would be between £50k to £100k for a 6 to 12 month placement.
Strategic Partnerships
Focusing on sustained partnerships with clear long terms benefits. This would include significant contribution from the partner organisation. Typical funding up to £125K.
Collaboration funding supports practical activities that build and strengthen relationships between academia and industry. This can include:
The focus is on developing relationships, capability and shared understanding.
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You can enter the Collaboration scheme at different points:
The ACORN team can help you identify where you may fit and support you to take the next step.
