You can apply for £35,000 funding to travel the world and explore the commercial potential of your IP.

The ICURe (Innovation-to-Commercialisation of University Research) programme trains, funds and supports teams led by university early-career researchers to determine whether there is a market for products or services that utilise their research, science or technology.

Up to £35,000 will buy out three months of an early career researcher’s time and pays expenses to meet their market fact to face. It’s not intended for selling but for validating assumptions of the benefits of their technologies to users.

The first round starts with a three day residential bootcamp, which takes place Tuesday 12 June – Thursday 14 June at Warwick University.

Application forms,and more details on the process, can be found at https://warwick.ac.uk/services/ventures/midlandsicure.

The deadline for applications is Friday 18 May 2018. The acceptance rate is around 50%.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to develop your commercially promising ideas, and applications from Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are particularly encouraged.

For more information and assistance with your application, please contact David Southall in the Technology Transfer Office: Email david.southall@nottingham.ac.uk or call 67246.