Please note that application forms and guidance notes have been amended as of April 2007. Applications will be accepted on old or new forms for the 11 May 2007 deadline. New documentation must be used for applications submitted for all subsequent deadlines.
Proposals are considered by the R&D Advisory Committee on four occasions each year. This committee is made up of farmers representating the NFU in different areas of the UK and industry representatives. (See Board and Committees for full list).
Committee meetings will be held on the following dates:
16 October 2008
Proposed deadlines for receipt of applications are shown below but may be subject to change. The deadline dates for R&D and KT proposals in 2008/09 are:
5 September 2008
12 December 2008
1 May 2009
4 September 2009
11 December 2009
Please do not consider submitting an application without contacting research@hgca.com or the following member of R&D staff: Dr Vicky Foster for R&D proposals.
Concept note - research  (244kb)
Concept note - industrial uses (249kb)
Application form - research (396kb)
Application form guidance notes - research (336kb)
Application form - rephase (296kb)
Application form guidance notes - rephase (253kb)
Application form - extension (371kb)
Application form guidance notes - extension (313kb)
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