Funder
BBSRC: Standard follow-on funding
Added date
06/02/2020
Closing date
17/03/2020
Call summary
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council invites proposals for its standard follow-on funding. This supports bioscience innovation through the translation of fundamental research funded by BBSRC into practical application, including commercialisation. Projects may cost up to £250,000 and last for between one and two years. Grants cover 80 per cent of the full economic costs.
Scientific scope
Biological Sciences; Environmental Engineering; Agriculture, Veterinary & Food Science
PI eligibility
Principal applicants must be resident in the UK at the time of application. They must currently or previously have held BBSRC funding with relevance to the application, and projects must draw substantially on previous BBSRC research funding and fall within their portfolio. Principal applicants must also hold an academic staff appointment at lecturer or equivalent level at an HEI, research council institute or an approved independent research organisation, or have a formal agreement that allows them to conduct research as if they were an employee.
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