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Early independence: BBSRC fellowships: outline

Apply for a BBSRC fellowship to further your career through an independent research project.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a PhD qualification (or equivalent experience)
  • be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding
Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£9,000,000
Publication date:
11 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Full ADOPT grant: round six

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £5 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

This is an Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) grant.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£5,000,000
Publication date:
10 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Green ERA-Hub: biomass production and utilisation (full proposal)

This international multilateral funding opportunity will fund research in sustainable production and utilisation of biomass.

Consortia must include at least three eligible partners requesting funding from three different funding countries.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Co-funders:
Belgium’s Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS), Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republic of Srpska (MAFWMRS), Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Regional Identity (BMELH), Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR), Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and Agriculture and Food Development Authority (TEAGASC), Latvian Academy of Sciences (LAS), Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Uruguay’s Instituto Nacional de Investigación
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Award range:
£537,000 - £812,500
Publication date:
5 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025 (invite only)

Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions. You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a doctorate in a relevant subject or have equivalent professional experience

Only applicants successful at the expression of interest stage may apply.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Minimum award:
£312,500
Publication date:
4 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Robotics Adoption Programme skills development

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million for projects to develop vocational robotics skills courses.

This funding is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Co-funders:
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£2,500,000
Publication date:
3 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Knowledge Transfer Partnership: 2026 to 2027 round one

UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Innovate UK
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£10,000,000
Publication date:
3 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Future Leaders Fellowships: round 11

Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be a researcher or innovator who is looking to establish or transition to independence.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Innovate UK, Medical Research Council (MRC), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Funding type:
Fellowship
Total fund:
£110,000,000
Publication date:
2 February 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities

Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.

There are two funding opportunities per year that are open to all targets.

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£1,000,000
Maximum award:
£270,000
Publication date:
30 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

What Works Centre (WWC) for local employment support

Apply for funding to establish an independent What Works Centre (WWC) for local employment support.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Co-funders:
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£15,000,000
Award range:
£14,000,000 - £15,000,000
Publication date:
27 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

BBSRC Follow-on Fund: 2026 round one

Apply to Follow-on Fund (FoF) to bridge the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit.

FoF applications must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding.

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

Opportunity status:
Open
Funders:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Funding type:
Grant
Total fund:
£3,000,000
Award range:
£100,000 - £800,000
Publication date:
27 January 2026
Opening date:
Closing date:

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