BBSRC: Global Centres (GC) addressing global challenges through bioeconomy

04/04/2024

11/06/2024

Apply for funding to support large-scale international research projects to address global challenges through the bioeconomy. BBSRC will support Global Centres that facilitate international, interdisciplinary collaborations and workforce training with diverse stakeholders. BBSRC funding is available for UK eligible researchers for partnerships which must include a US partner and encouraged to include partners in one or more participating countries. The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2.13 million. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

This funding opportunity is aligned with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s ‘National Engineering Biology Programme’, aiming to: deliver a step change in discovery and application-inspired engineering biology transformational research and innovation harness the transformative potential of engineering biology by supporting knowledge exchange and translation for economic and public benefit promote collaboration across disciplines and sectors leverage and enhance the UK’s national capabilities address skills needs and develop talent.

Applicant type Academic Institution; Commercial or Private Sector; Government or Public Sector; Non-profit Career stages Early Career and Emerging in Field; Mid-Career to Established in Field Eligibility Note You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funding.