• Theatre Sandbox Workshop

“I felt a real sense of support and a fantastic feeling of relief that people were struggling with the same questions that we were. It was also great to feel part of other people's projects, watching them take shape and asking pertinent questions to help them develop their work.”  Theatre Sandbox Participant

Participation in REACT Sandbox is open to collaborations between an academic partner and a creative economy company and offers:

Research support:

• A commission of £50,000 (at 74% FeC) for the academic partner including up to £10,000 allocated to the Creative Economy Partner. 
• Opportunity to focus intensively on development of an idea  

Development support:

• Peer community of potential collaborators for current and future projects  
• Structured ‘innovation lab’ process featuring research blogs and catch up, showcase and feedback events  
• Critical and technical advice and support  

Business support:

• A panel of leading industry advisers who will take a mentoring role in the development of ideas and potential routes to market  
• Dedicated support from a business development consultant who will work with the partners to develop plans around routes to market and exploitation.  
• Participation in Innovation Fitness, a three-stage process designed by University of Exeter Business School to help companies assess their ability to capitalise on innovation projects that they undertake