The Royal Society invites applications for its translation awards. These support scientists who wish to investigate the potential to commercialise an aspect of their research. Awards aims to:

•provide support aimed at promoting innovation and translation of research within universities;

•support outstanding researchers to test the technical and economic feasibility of commercialising an aspect of their research and help them demonstrate that their

concept has high potential for commercial success;

•enable projects that have demonstrated successful past research to enter the development stage;

•create a cohort of innovative research providing them with bespoke training and support to increase their chances of successfully commercialising their research.

Awards include an ERA foundation award in electro-technology, Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation awards in biomedical science and an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council award for research in built environment, energy and clean technology and nanoscience or nanotechnology.

Applicants of any nationality who have a PhD or are of equivalent standing in their profession, who hold a substantive post in a UK university and will be in post at the host organisation for at least the duration of the project may apply. Applications from individuals or groups who already have established contacts with industrial or commercial collaborators are particularly encouraged.

Five awards are available, worth up to £50,000 each, for duration of up to two years. Three are Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation awards, one is an ERA foundation award and one is an EPSRC award.