Funder
BBSRC: Responsive mode - new investigator scheme
Added date
22/02/2024
Closing date
24/04/2024
Call summary
This scheme supports excellent new investigator-led research across the breadth of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit. Funding is available for:
- research projects, including data intensive and technology development projects;
- equipment or use of existing facilities;
- community resources, new facilities or infrastructure;
- research networks and coordination;
- summer schools.
The BBSRC will award 80% of the full economic costs of your research, and your organisation must agree to find the balance. Projects can range in size up to £2 million and last up to 5 years.
Scientific scope
Applicants may apply to undertake biotechnology or biological research in plants, microbes, animals and humans, tools and technology underpinning biological research.
PI eligibility
Career stages Early Career and Emerging in Field; Mid-Career to Established in Field
Eligibility Note Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. Researchers who have been co-investigators on successful grant applications are eligible to apply.