Funder
BBSRC: Responsive mode – industrial partnership awards
Added date
11/11/2021
Closing date
12/01/2022
Call summary
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council invites applications for its industrial partnership awards. These support academic-led research projects in collaboration with industry, where industrial partners contribute in cash funding. BBSRC covers 80 per cent of the full project costs. The industry partners must contribute in cash at least equivalent to 10 per cent of the full project costs minus the industry contribution. Additional in-kind contributions from industry are welcome but do not count against the industry contribution.
Scientific scope
Biological Sciences, Agriculture, Veterinary & Food Science; Environmental Engineering
PI eligibility
The PI must be resident in the UK and an academic employee at the lecturer or equivalent level at an eligible organisation, which may be a HEI, a research institute funded by a research council or an independent research organisation. Company partners must be registered in the UK or have a UK R&D or manufacturing site. Where a suitable company cannot be found in the UK, an overseas company may be considered.