The Tandem Industry Academia Professor (TIA Professor) funding scheme is designed to give professors the opportunity to spend one year doing joint research in a business environment. Its purpose is to support and promote research collaborations between industry and academia. On the one hand, it will give academic partners first-hand knowledge about relevant areas of research interest in industry; and on the other hand, it will give industry partners unique access to top-tier research insights in the fields of their interest.
TIA Professor funding is intended for professorial academics working at universities and research institutes. The funding is paid out to the academic organization, with which the professor remains in an employment relationship. The industrial host is expected to contribute to the project by providing in-kind resources, including the physical workspace and other facilities needed by the TIA Professor. Applications are submitted by the professor together with the industrial host and the academic organization.