Seed Funding
CAPE funding streams support academic researchers and policy professionals to co-develop and deliver collaborative projects, in response to policy need.
CAPE Collaboration Fund
The CAPE Collaboration Fund supports projects that have been co-developed by researchers with at least one policy partner to address a specific policy need. From 2020-2024, we have supported 20 projects worth over £400k.
Funding calls have now ended for this fund. Previous funding guidelines can be found here.
Resources
Applying for co-production funding: lessons from the CAPE Collaboration Fund
CAPE explores how to write a strong application when applying for collaborative funding between an academic and a policy partner.
Co-production in regional academic policy engagement: developing optimal conditions
A guide explaining the key principles of co-production and exploring how to plan for co-production in regional academic policy engagement.
CAPE Challenge Fund
This stream enables policy stakeholders to put forward specific challenges to which researchers can respond.