Such support for fundamental research is only offered to research organizations and not to manufacturers. Total amount budgeted 3.6 million. None since the programme is an information transfer scheme. Beneficiaries include universities, research establishments and single companies. However, many projects go ahead without public funding.
Large companies are also eligible for support.
This is also a collaborative scheme therefore the comments for LINK are also valid. Support was in the form of grants paid as a proportion of eligible project costs. The Research Councils supported some of the programmes, usually where higher education institutions were involved. The scheme was closed in August 1993. Total amount budgeted 13 million.