• The R&D Grant Process
• Guidance Notes
• Application Forms
• Project Proposal
• Business Plan
• Accounts

Project Proposal

Your application must include a separate project proposal which we use as the main focus for assessment of the technical and commercial objectives.

The proposal should be consistent with the requirements of the guidance notes and should not exceed 10 pages in length. It should distinguish clearly between information and figures relating to the R&D Grant project and the rest of the business. Details of the rest of the business should be incorporated in the business plan.

The proposal should be written in clear terms so that the person responsible for appraising it can understand it.

However, you must also provide sufficient technical details to enable an expert to carry out an assessment of the project. Where material such as drawings, flow diagrams etc would improve clarify they should be used. These and other supplementary information can be included as annexes.

The proposal should also identify:

• The nature of R&D being undertaken.
• What is the significant innovation being addressed?
• How will the project build R&D capacity?
• What R&D activity will you undertake without support?
• Can the end result of the project be exploited globally?
• Will the project involve local supply chains or links to research or academia?
• What is the cost of the project for which grant is sought?