Scottish Wind Innovation for the Forth and Tay (SWIFT)

SWIFT FlexiFund Opens for Applications

The SWIFT FlexiFund is now open for applications, offering up to £50,000 per project to help translate existing research, evidence, technologies and expertise into practical benefits for the offshore wind sector across the Forth and Tay region.

The fund is expected to support up to five collaborative projects, each running for between six and twelve months. Projects must involve collaboration with at least one relevant non-academic partner, user or beneficiary.

Key information

• Funding available of up to £50,000 per project
• Approximately five projects will be supported
• Project duration of 6 to 12 months
• Collaboration with at least one non-academic partner is required
• Expression of Interest deadline: 21 September 2026

To help prospective applicants learn more about the opportunity, the SWIFT team will host an information webinar and live Q&A session:

Webinar and Q&A

• Date: Thursday 27 August 2026
• Time: 2:00pm
• Location: Microsoft Teams

Further information, webinar registration details and the Expression of Interest form are available via the SWIFT website.