University Innovation Fund

The University Innovation Fund (UIF) provides incentives to universities to work collaboratively to exploit their research to improve Scotland’s economy.

Our Outcome Agreement Guidance sets out arrangements for the UIF in 2018-19. 

Find out what our UIF national outcomes are for 2017-20.

See Grants for Research and Innovation for AY 2018-19 [XLS]

University Innovation Fund institutional submissions

2018-19

Each university submits its UIF plan as part of its outcome agreement:

• Abertay University.
• Edinburgh Napier University.
• Glasgow Caledonian University.
• Glasgow School of Art.
• Heriot-Watt University.
• Queen Margaret University.
• Robert Gordon University.
• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
• SRUC.
• The Open University in Scotland.
• University of Aberdeen.
• University of Dundee.
• University of Edinburgh.
• University of Glasgow.
• University of St Andrews.
• University of Stirling.
• University of Strathclyde.
• University of the Highlands and Islands.
• University of the West of Scotland.

Previous years' UIF submissions

2017-18 and 2016-17 UIF submissions

Further information

• Knowledge Transfer Grant consultation.
• Knowledge Exchange Metric Income Data AY 2015-16 to AY 2017-18 [XLS].