Seafish is inviting organisations and individuals with ideas that could foster growth and innovation in the UK seafood industry. Seafish has allocated funding up to £1m for the 2009 Industry Project Fund (IPF). The Seafish Industry Project Fund is now in its fourth year, supporting research and development partnership projects, grant assistance for innovative ideas and bursaries for students. It is said that the Fund is aim to support work that has widespread benefit to the industry and is dedicated to raising standards and improving efficiency within the UK seafood industry.
This year there will be some changes to the way the Fund will operate. Concept Evaluation Forms have been introduced as the first step for recording initial ideas. Applicants need to provide a short description of the proposed work, which will allow the idea’s merit and eligibility to be assessed. After the evaluation of the form the applicant will be asked to complete a more detailed Project Proposal Form that will be subjected to a formal review process.
Paul Williams, Research Director at Seafish, said that this is high time that some innovative should work to boost the seafood industry in the United Kingdom. New changes in funding this year will definitely bring some good ideas, opined Williams.
