Co-Funded Project Proposal Expression of Interest
Expression of Interest (EoI) submission checklist
The following criteria are required before an EoI can be considered complete and
proceed to the selection panel. If you have an idea you wish to discuss please email
Cori (coricw@scottishaquaculture.com) or James (james@scottishaquaculture.com).
If you would like to discuss any aspect of your EoI before submission please contact
Cori or James.
At least one industry partner
At least one Scottish academic partner
SAIC funding requested 50% or less
Demonstrates clear commercial value
Technology readiness level above 3
Addresses one of the four priority innovation actions
1. Improved sea lice control in Scottish aquaculture
2. Alternative sustainable feeds for finfish
3. Rapid detection methods for viral pathogens and diseases
4. Development of secure health-certified Scottish mollusc spat production
systems
Project Title
Commercial Aims of the Project (commercial partners to complete)
Research Objectives of the Project (research partners to complete, if available)
Commercial Potential
Outline here the specific potential commercial value expected from the successful
conclusion of this project. This should explain what business benefit will accrue to
companies using the outcomes of the research and indicate what the cost savings,
efficiencies or other financial benefits are expected to be.
Contact Details
Lead applicant name and contact details
Applicant
Lead Organisation name
Lead Organisation address
Email
Telephone/mobile
Lead academic investigator (if known) /project supervisor if known (add as
necessary)
Applicant
Email
Telephone/mobile
School/Department
Research Group
Other collaborators (add as necessary)
Company Name
Company Address
Contact name
Email
Telephone/mobile
Nature of organization
Main interests/activities
Other Partners (add as required):
Company / Institution name
Project Funding
Estimated Total Project cost (£):
Indicative grant amount sought from SAIC (£):
SAIC funding requested (%):
Submit EOI to: coricw@scottishaquaculture.com
SAIC Expression of Interest Evaluation Scoring Criteria
Scientific and/or
Technological
Excellence
Commercial Need
0
No industry need
0
1
Interesting innovation,
application not yet
identified
Potential commercial
need, single industry
sponsor
Commercial need,
several industry
sponsors
Strong commercial need,
broad industry support
Urgent commercial
need, universal industry
support
1
2
3
4
5
2
3
4
5
Commercial Impact
SAIC Contribution
(% of total project cost)
Technology Readiness
Level 1-3
Weak methodology,
proposal not novel
0
No economic benefit
0
1
Economic benefit hard to
quantify
1
Conventional
methodology, proposal
not novel
Strong methodology,
builds on existing
knowledge
Strong methodology,
innovative
‘Cutting edge'
methodology, innovative
2
Some economic benefit
2
Greater than 65%
55-65%
45-55%
3
4
5
Significant economic
benefit
3
Substantial economic
benefit
Substantial, wide scale
economic benefit
4
35-45%
25-35%
5
Less than 25%