Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships were launched in 1975 as the Teaching Companies Scheme funded by the DTI, the program changed name in 2003 to KTP, and is now funded by the Technolology Strategy Board and 17 other funding organisations.

The Technology Strategy Board is funded by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.

The full list of bodies that fund KTP are as follows.

• Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org)
• Arts and Humanities Research Council (www.ahrc.ac.uk)
• Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (www.bbsrc.ac.uk)
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (www.defra.gov.uk)
• Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk)
• East Midlands Development Agency (www.emda.org.uk/main)
• Economic & Social Research Council (www.esrc.ac.uk)
• Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (www.epsrc.ac.uk)
• European Social Fund (www.esf.gov.uk)
• Invest Northern Ireland (www.investni.com)
• Natural Environment Research Council (www.nerc.ac.uk)
• Science and Technolgy Facilities Council (www.scitech.ac.uk/Home.aspx)
• Scottish Government (www.scotland.gov.uk)
• South East England Development Agency (www.seeda.co.uk)
• South West Regional Development Agency (www.southwestrda.org.uk)
• The Development Agency for the North East of England (www.onenortheast.co.uk)
• Welsh Assembly Government (www.wales.gov.uk)