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BBSRC standard research grant: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

BBSRC new investigator award: 2026 round one: applicant-led mode

Apply for funding for a research grant in any area within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) winter

UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT).

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.

BBSRC Pioneer Awards 2025 to 26: bioscience discovery research

Apply for funding to pursue early-stage bioscience discovery research.

Applications should open original and adventurous research avenues with the potential to transform our fundamental understanding of living systems.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (25BBR)

Apply for funding to implement, improve or consolidate bioinformatics or biological resources in support of UK bioscience, helping to drive forwards progress in bioscience research and innovation.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025

Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions.

You must:

  • be an early career researcher
  • hold a doctorate in a relevant subject or have equivalent professional experience

Small molecule high throughput screen using AstraZeneca facilities

Apply for funding to run a high throughput screen (HTS) using AstraZeneca’s compound library and screening robots.

There are two funding opportunities per year that are open to all targets.

This funding opportunity will have a highlight on new targets related to mental health or dementia (including Parkinson’s and Huntington’s).

Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): strand 3

UK NHS organisations can apply for a share of up to £85 million for Obesity Pathway Innovations. Funding for this competition is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (£50 million) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited (£35 million).

Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme (OPIP): strand 2

UK NHS organisations can apply for a share of up to £85 million for Obesity Pathway Innovations. Funding for this competition is from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (£50 million) and Eli Lilly and Company Limited (£35 million).

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