The fast new way to access research funding.
We make grants to university researchers innovating in the fields of climate change, healthcare and computing.
Science Card is a new way to access funding fast for university researchers in climate change, healthcare and computing.
We bring together impactful scientific research with science-minded individuals who want to use their money for good.
Our customers can make contributions to research projects with their everyday spending, or sponsor projects of their choice.
As a researcher, you’ll receive your grant more quickly, and can access a community of well-connected, diverse individuals, who are actively engaged in your project.
Fast application process: apply for research funding quickly and easily.
Two-week notification period: hear about the success of your application within a fortnight.
Quicker grant awards: get your grant only six months after your application, subject to the availability of funding.
Early feedback on your project: have your proposal reviewed by our Due Diligence and Scientific Committees
Access to a community of stakeholders: get your project known by a large, well-connected, diverse group of individuals
External interest in your research: drive engagement in your research by reporting on your progress and discoveries
Potential source of recurrent funding: diversify your grant funding streams through IP exchange
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Initial evaluation: Identify IP & commercialisation potential
Project assigned a “Discovery” or “Protection” classification.
Project funded directly and via Science Card’s customers.
Capital; legal support; access to partners; spin-out (including hiring team).
On-going support; access to partners.
We bring together impactful scientific research with science-minded individuals who want to use their money for good.
Innovating in the fields of:
Climate change
Healthcare
Computing
Led by an individual or team at a UK university.
Aligned with one or more of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Unlike most other funding bodies we don’t take ownership of a project’s IP: we leave it where it is.
This means that a grant from Science Card does not affect the IP of a project - the IP still vests with the original institution (typically, the university). If the university declines to commercialise the IP when the project gets to its commercialisation stage, we do however have an option to take ownership in order to continue commercialisation.
At the outset though, instead of an IP ownership agreement, Science Card is reimbursed for its contribution to the funding of a project through a revenue-sharing arrangement. This agreement is typically between Science Card and the university’s Technology Transfer Office.
You can see our full IP Policy here. Please note that the policy may be subject to change.
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CEO and Founder
PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UCL
Head of Science and Investment
PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oxford
Head of Engineering
PhD in Financial Computing from UCL
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