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Research Grants

We offer several grants for research through our Grants to Charities and Organisations and Innovation teams.

Grants to Charities and Organisations

We grant fund research through one of our six grant programmes for charities and organisations.

Research Grant Programme

These grants support other charities and organisations to develop and expand on existing research for existing transport accessibility solutions. The additional research should produce data that can be accessed by all, which can help more disabled people in the short term.

We would recommend you contact our Grants to Charities and Organisations Team, if the charity or organisation applying:

  • does research in accessible transport
  • and can demonstrate why the research is needed and how it will be used.

Charities and organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 to £1 million at any point over the next three years.

Find out more and apply for our Research Grant Programme.

Innovation

The Innovation Team work closely and collaboratively with organisations they grant-fund for research.

User Research Grants

We grant-fund organisations that are exploring experimental and new ways to make transport more accessible for disabled people, through our User Research Grants.

Learn more about our previous work with RNIB, Sustrans and Leonard Cheshire.

We recommend you contact our Innovation Team, if:

  • you want to explore a less clear evidence space in accessible transport
  • you want a partner for guidance and collaboration
  • or you don’t have established capability in carrying out accessible transport research
  • and you are carrying out mainly qualitative research

National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat)

We launched the National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) last year, with the aim of closing the transport accessibility gap. ncat works with disabled people, disabled people’s organisations, transport providers and policy makers to develop solutions which will make transport accessible for everyone.

We would recommend you contact ncat to see if there is any opportunity for collaboration, if:

  • you have a clear idea of an evidence gap in accessible transport you want to explore
  • the idea is in line with your organisation’s own aims and objectives
  • and your organisation has established capability in carrying out research.

If ncat has no planned work in your area of interest, then please contact our Grants to Charities and Organisations Team to explore the possibility of funding.