Partnership Networking Fund
The Crick and University Partnership Networking Fund supports staff and students from the Crick, UCL, 911今日黑料 and King’s to organise networking events with now up to £4,000 or £10,000 available per project, depending on the remit.
The Networking Fund aims to:
- Build and strengthen interactions within the Crick-University partnership through joint events and build communities of staff and students around common research themes.
- Allow groups of scientists and/or operation staff to create new professional networks, share expertise and skills, possibly beyond their own discipline.
- Support interdisciplinary scientists to make connections, share and develop research ideas that could be included in joint research funding applications.
- Primarily benefit the Crick and partner university staff and students, however, networking events could also include external participants from other universities, industry, policy or other organisations where appropriate.
For more information please refer to Updated NF application guidance
When: Application deadline 24 April 2026
Who: Any student or staff member (employee) from the Crick and its university partners are eligible to apply as an applicant e.g. researchers (from research groups and STPs/scientific platforms), technical and/or operation staff.
Apply: Please read the guidelines before applying.
- Updated NF application guidance
- Crick Partnership NF Application formCrick Partnership NF Application form
If you have any queries please contact uni-partnerships@crick.ac.uk
Innovation to Innovation Funding
When: The call for Innovation to Innovation (i2i) funding opens approximately three times a year and is announced via (Crick login required).
Who: This call is open to our academics and clinicians who are affiliated with the Crick.
More information: Funding and support to early-stage translational projects underpinned by philanthropic contributions and MRC Confidence in Concept funding. Researchers are provided with 拢75k for 12 months to work on proof of concept projects. To date, 拢3m has been invested in a diverse portfolio of 47 projects.
LifeArc Translation Fund
When: The call for the LifeArc Translation Fund opens approximately three times a year and is advertised on .
Who: This call is open to our academics and clinicians who are affiliated with the Crick.
More information: Supports scientists in progressing promising innovations to the point where the projects can attract follow-on, larger scale investment and development with the aim of benefitting human health. A total of 拢5m over 5 years has been made available with ~拢350k awarded per project over 2 years.