Grants are available for UK businesses operating in the high value fashion and textile industries to support innovative R&D projects.
Fund Information
- Funding body:
- Future Fashion Factory
- Maximum value:
- £ 100,000
- Application deadline:
- 30/09/2021
Background
This programme of R&D funding is administered by Future Fashion Factory. Future Fashion Factory will fund and support a variety of industry-led collaborative R&D projects, bringing together industry and academic partners to respond to existing business needs.
Objectives of Fund
The innovation strand of the programme aims to support industry-focused projects in the high value fashion and textile industries that fit with any of five core research themes:
- Late-stage customisation.
- Sustainability and circular economies.
- Aesthetic communication.
- Data-driven design.
- Education and skills.
Value Notes
The programme offers the following types of grant:
- Industrial Challenge Projects (ICP): awards of up to £100,000 to enable individual or groups of cluster partners to rapidly implement new design practices in a commercial setting.
- Proof of Concept (PoC): awards of up to £50,000 to turn proven science into tested and validated technology with a clear application in the fashion and textile industry.
- Proof of Market (PoM): awards up to £10,000 usually for scoping projects to identify existing gaps in the market.
Match Funding Restrictions
Applications should include details of in-kind or cash match contributions from an industrial partner.
Who Can Apply
Businesses operating in the UK's textile/fashion design and manufacturing industry may apply.
Interested parties must become a Future Fashion Factory member before their Expression of Interest can be considered.
Eligible projects should feature:
- Collaboration - multi-partner projects are welcomed.
- At least one industry partner based in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- Involvement from at least one academic at one of the Future Fashion Factory universities (University of Leeds, University of Huddersfield or Royal College of Art).
Location
United Kingdom
How To Apply
The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 30 September 2021 (17:00 BST).
Contact Future Fashion Factory for further information.
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Addresses and contacts
For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
- Enquiries
Future Fashion Factory
Email: [email protected]