The document summarizes several funding opportunities for postdocs in Scotland, including the SE/RSE Enterprise Fellowship, Proof of Concept Programme, and SMART: Scotland Grant. The SE/RSE Fellowship provides salary support, training and mentorship to enable entrepreneurial postdocs and their science or technology-based companies to grow. The Proof of Concept Programme awards up to £200k over 3 phases to help advance leading-edge technologies from the lab to market. The SMART: Scotland Grant supports up to 70% of costs for feasibility studies or up to 35% for R&D projects to help Scottish SMEs and spin-outs advance technological innovation.

1. Funding Opportunities
for Postdocs

2. SE/RSE Enterprise
Fellowship
Proof of Concept
SMART: Scotland

3. SE/RSE Enterprise Fellowship
The individual
- research/technical background
- entrepreneurial potential
The company
- science or technology based innovation
- potential to grow
Enabling success
- salary support
- training
- mentorship
- business networks

4. SE/RSE Enterprise Fellowship
The Application Form
- Tell us about the business, tell us about yourself, the market
- 6 signatures required on application form
- Plus:-
– 2 referees’ reports
– Inventor/PI report
Engage with us as soon as possible
DEADLINE: 5th November

5. POC Programme
Overview
• From lab to marketplace
Are you Eligible?
• Leading-edge technologies
• Various sectors
• Clear plan for commercialisation
• Experienced teams
• Owned IP rights
• Detailed project costs
• Evidence of customer interest/market investigation

6. POC Programme
What's involved?
• Awards cover 100% of project costs.
• 3 Phases
• Phase 1: Est. 6-12mths, £50-200k
• Costs you can claim:
– Personnel , consumables, market assessment, patent costs,
equipment, subcontracting , other
– The programme does not pay overhead costs
POC Awareness event: 22nd September
DEADLINE: 21st November

7. SMART: Scotland Grant
Overview
• For SME’s based in Scotland
Feasibility studies
• Early stage of an R&D project
• Supports 70% of the eligible costs
• Project 6 - 18 months
• Max grant = £100,000
R&D Projects
• Pre-production prototype
• Supports up to 35% of the eligible project costs.
• Project 6 - 36 months
• Max grant = £600,000

8. SMART: Scotland Grant
Eligibility
• SME, university spin-out or individual, Scotland
• Project Requirements:
– Advance in technological innovation
– Technical risks and challenges
• Demonstrate:
– Own IP
– Commercial prospects & routes to market
– Management & technical expertise
– Financially viable
Requirements:
• Application, Technical Project Proposal, Business Plan, Financial projections,
Project Cost Estimates
SMART Awareness event: 2nd October

9. Events:
POC Awareness: 22nd September
SMART Awareness: 2nd October
Deadlines:
RSE: 5th November & May
POC: 21st November
SMART: Apply anytime
For more information contact
postdocbiz@ed.ac.uk
enquiries@launch.ed.ac.uk