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.

UIF institution submissions

Each institution 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.
• Open University in Scotland.
• Queen Margaret University.
• Robert Gordon University.
• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
• Scotland's Rural College (SRUC).
• 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.

Further information

• Knowledge Transfer Grant consultation.
• Knowledge Exchange Metric Income Data AY 2016-17 to AY 2020-21 [XLS].
• Knowledge Exchange Metric Data AY 2020-21: sector level summary [XLS].