Scottish Alliance for Food

For this funding round, SCAF and the Quantum Technologies ARC have allocated funding specifically for projects that bring together quantum technology and the food sector.

Projects should last up to 6 months and we expect the value for most projects to be less than £10,000.

Deadline: 05/12/2025, 5pm

Guidance and application form:

Joint seed funding QARC and SCAF - Guidance note

Joint seed funding QARC and SCAF - Application form

AIM: To connect applicants with mentors who can help facilitate their career aims (regardless of the mentor’s career stage), and build future capacity in this area. This can be relevant to applying for promotion, developing networks, working on a fellowship or grant application, or connecting around an existing project. 

WHO: This scheme prioritises applicants at earlier stages in their careers.

WHAT & HOW: The travel bursary is between £100-£500 and contributes towards travel, accommodation, and subsistence (food and drink) to visit one or more mentor(s) within Scotland and, where justified, the wider UK. This could be one or more visits to one mentor or several visits to different mentors and must be conducted within a 12-month period or less.

Applications should be submitted by the 15th of January, April, July and October.

Mentorship travel bursary guidance v1.1

Mentorship travel bursary application v1.1

All SCAF members are invited to apply to the member-led event & activity fund to design and deliver activities and events aligned with the Alliance's vision and mission. 

Applications are invited on a rolling basis, with quarterly allocations of funds. The award will typically be in the range of £200-500 with costs up to £1000 maximum.

Please contact us at scaf@glasgow.ac.uk if you have any queries or wish to discuss funding opportunities.

Guidance and application form

Member-led event & activity fund guidance note

Member-led event & activity fund application form