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FISP projects

Summaries of the projects that have been awarded funding in the Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP) scheme.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 February 2022
• Last updated: 17 July 2023
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  1. 17 July 2023

     Added a list of the contracts awarded in round 4 of the FISP scheme.

  2. 2 February 2023

     Added the status of each grant and contract.

  3. 23 January 2023

     Removed advice for future applicants. Bidding for the FISP scheme has now closed.

  4. 12 December 2022

     Added contracts awarded in round 3 of the FISP scheme.

  5. 20 October 2022

     Updated project lengths for contracts awarded in round 2 of the FISP scheme.

  6. 27 July 2022

     Adding a list of successful projects from FISP round 2.

  7. 18 February 2022

     First published.

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FISP projects: grants and contracts awarded in round 1 of the scheme

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FISP projects: grants and contracts awarded in round 2 of the scheme

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FISP projects: contracts awarded in round 3 of the scheme

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FISP projects: contracts awarded in round 4 of the scheme

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Details

The Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP) scheme awarded £13 million to 41 innovative new projects that will support the UK’s fishing industry to be more sustainable and productive.

In round 1 of the FISP scheme:

• £1.4 million was awarded to 8 projects
• 3 grants were awarded to develop research proposals
• 5 contracts were awarded to carry out full research projects

In round 2 of the FISP scheme:

• £2.5 million was awarded to 16 projects
• 7 grants were awarded to develop research proposals
• 9 contracts were awarded to carry out full research projects

60% of applicants who received grants in rounds 1 and 2 were awarded a contract to carry out full research projects.

In round 3 of the FISP scheme £3.6 million was awarded to 5 projects. These contracts were awarded to carry out full research projects.

In round 4 of the FISP scheme £5.5 million was awarded to 12 projects. These contracts were awarded to carry out full research projects.