Support
Engage with Business
Knowledge
Exchange Associates
The Knowledge
Exchange Associate programme delivers knowledge-transfer collaborations
between a small or medium-sized enterprise and UCL.
Knowledge
Transfer Account
UCL has developed a
programme of exchanging knowledge via its Knowledge Transfer Account -
with a wide-range of partners in a variety of ways.
Knowledge
Transfer Partnership
Knowledge
Transfer Partnerships provide businesses with access to talented
graduates, university expertise and government funding
Funded Research Collaborations
UCL's
funded research collaborations with industry are co-ordinated through
the Industrial Research Office. Businesses can partner with UCL and
benefit from funding through a variety of schemes.
Support For New Businesses
UCL
Bright Ideas Awards
The Bright Ideas
Awards aim to help bridge the gap that many new companies find
themselves in when they search for their first funding.
Proof of
Concept Fund
UCL Business can provide
proof of concept funds to UCL researchers.
University
Challenge Funds
These funds can be accessed through UCL
Business.
UCL
Angels
UCL Angels is an Angel investor
group looking to invest in UCL and non-UCL based opportunities.
Microsoft
Bizspark
BizSpark provides new
businesses fast, easy access to current full-featured Microsoft
development tools and production licenses of server products.
Commercialisation Support
UCL Business
Plc
UCL Business Plc provides commercialisation support
for spin outs and licensing.
UCL
Consultants
UCL Consultants connects UCL expertise and
applied research with organisations seeking to resolve specific,
targeted problems or gain critical advantage in relation to their core
activities and market needs.
UCL Funding Opportunities
PhD Scholarships
UCL Advances provides funding of £4,000 per person to UCL PhD students to cover costs for a three month extension to enable a chapter to be written on the commercial evaluation of a science or technology PhD project. Only several scholarships are awarded in each financial year. For further details of how to apply, please email Laura Connor: laura.connor@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Enterprise Funding Opportunities
UCL Enterprise highlights funding opportunities for UCL researchers.
External Funding & Support
External Funding & Support Opportunities
Competitions
London Entrepreneurs' Challenge
The
E-Challenge is a series of workshops and business plan competition
designed to introduce participants to fundamental business concept.
China
UK Challenge
The
China-UK Challenge aims to encourage new business ventures between
China and the United Kingdom and is intended to simulate the real-world
process of entrepreneurs soliciting start-up funds from early-stage
investors and venture capital firms.
The competition is divided into two challenge tracks: Innovative
Business track (for existing businesses) and Tomorrow’s Leaders track
(for students).
Other
Competitions
Researcher Support News and Events
An Audience with Mark Prisk – Minister for Business and Enterprise
On the 21st September Mark Prisk came to UCL to speak to an audience gathered together by Capital Enterprise (the membership body for deliverers of enterprise support in London). He gave an enlightening and forthright speech, and then participated whole heartedly in a Q&A session on the future of Enterprise support and the priorities of his Department of Business. More...
