Research commercialisation - Proof of Concept Fund 2026-2027: guidance
The Scottish Proof of Concept Fund is open to researchers based at Scottish universities with innovative ideas and will provide support for early to mid stage commercialisation activities. The fund will be open for applications from 1 April until 8 May 2026
Demand management measures
Due to the expected high demand for funding, demand management measures will be implemented to limit the number of applications submitted by each university. The measures have been determined based on whether they had 10 or more, or less than 10 currently active spinouts surviving 3+ years.
|
University |
No. of applications to Tier 1 |
No. of applications to Tier 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
University of Aberdeen |
5 |
5 |
|
Abertay University |
2 |
2 |
|
University of Dundee |
5 |
5 |
|
University of Edinburgh |
5 |
5 |
|
Edinburgh Napier University |
2 |
2 |
|
University of Glasgow |
5 |
5 |
|
Glasgow Caledonian University |
2 |
2 |
|
Glasgow School of Art |
2 |
2 |
|
Heriot-Watt University |
5 |
5 |
|
University of the Highlands and Islands |
2 |
2 |
|
The Open University in Scotland |
2 |
2 |
|
Queen Margaret University |
2 |
2 |
|
Robert Gordon University |
2 |
2 |
|
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
2 |
2 |
|
Scotland’s Rural College |
2 |
2 |
|
University of St Andrews |
5 |
5 |
|
University of Stirling |
2 |
2 |
|
University of Strathclyde |
5 |
5 |
|
University of the West of Scotland |
2 |
2 |
Contact
Email: spinouts@gov.scot