Funding opportunity

Next generation of non-animal technologies

• Opportunity status: Closed
• Funders: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
• Co-funders: National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £4,000,000
• Maximum award: £250,000
• Publication date: 16 June 2022
• Opening date: 23 June 2022
• Closing date: 8 September 2022 4:00pm UK time

Apply for funding to develop and drive the uptake of non-animal technologies.

You must be based at an organisation eligible for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding.

Your funding will support:

• the next generation of non-animal technologies that mimic the physiological environment of living tissues or organs, intra-organ interactions, and microenvironmental factors
• activities aimed at enhancing confidence in non-animal technologies, particularly across UK industry but also globally.

The full economic cost of your project can be up to £250,000. BBSRC and NC3Rs will fund 80% of the full economic cost.

Projects can run for up to 24 months.

Contact details

Get help with developing your proposal

For help and advice on costings and writing your proposal please contact your research office in the first instance, allowing sufficient time for your organisation’s submission process.

Ask about this funding opportunity

Danielle Sagar, BBSRC queries

Email: nats@bbsrc.ukri.org

Include ‘BBSRC/NC3Rs NAT call’ in the subject line.

Rachel Eyre, NC3Rs queries

Email: 3rsgrants@nc3rs.org.uk

Include ‘BBSRC/NC3Rs NAT call’ in the subject line.