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Pre-announcement: UKRI Creating opportunities: rethinking economic (in)activity

Apply for funding to identify ways of supporting economic activity in places experiencing high rates of ill-health, disability, and informal care in the UK.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award 2024/25

Apply for funding to deliver an industrial doctoral landscape award (IDLA) in the biosciences. Applications should be strategically led by an organisation outside of academia partnering with an organisation eligible for UKRI funding who will act as the training grant holder.

Novel human in vitro models of complex disease

Apply for funding to lead a cluster in a coordinated network for novel human in vitro models of complex disease.

You must:

  • be based at an organisation eligible for MRC or Wellcome funding
  • meet individual eligibility requirements

We anticipate funding up to five clusters for four years with a total fund of £15 million.

Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10

Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either:

  • looking to establish or transition to independence
  • developing your own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting

UK-Singapore engineering biology for specialty chemical production

This international joint funding opportunity will support a new UK-Singapore consortium in engineering biology, biomanufacturing and specialty chemical production.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding, and your application must involve researchers from the UK and Singapore.

Mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2024

Apply for funding to purchase mid-range equipment for research across BBSRC’s scientific areas through ALERT 2024.

You must be a researcher or a research technical professional from an eligible UK research organisation to apply for funding.

International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences

Apply for funding to visit international partners, in order to initiate collaborations, prepare joint funding proposals, visit overseas facilities or attend European consortia-building events. Stays may be of up to one month in duration.

You must be an existing BBSRC-supported researcher in order to apply for funding.

BBSRC new investigator award: 2025 round one: responsive mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

BBSRC Standard Research Grant: 2025 round 1: Responsive mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

2024-25 strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants: stage 2

Apply for funding to undertake large team-based fundamental bioscience research projects which push the frontiers of human knowledge.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Full stage submissions are invitation only.

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