Funding

Looking for finance to develop your leading edge ideas into reality? We specialise in research projects on advanced materials, applications & polymer processing.

To gain the maximum amount of funding for your project requires a high level of expertise & understanding of the current & future avenues that might be available. Smithers Rapra has an experienced dedicated team to ensure we can support your project through the initial maze of options. Our team of experts will assess your idea &, if appropriate, they will prepare & write your proposal in a style & format most likely to receive support.

Funding organisations all have their own approved formats: European funding requires a different presentation to UK funding, & national differs from local.

Smithers Rapra has the experience & contacts to assemble a consortium of complementary technical partners & manage your project through to completion. Your organisation will normally own the intellectual property developed.

Partner Selection

When selecting project partners it is imperative to bring in partners that are able to deliver specific skills that, when combined with other partners, form a coherent, effective group. The group is likely to contain research organisations, industry advisory bodies, large organisations or individual consultants, as well as our extensive in-house experience.