HVB: Business Interaction Vouchers – £10K
Deadline: 8 January 2020
HVB:Training fund – £1K
Deadline: Monthly
Network members can request funds of up to £1000 for a training activity including training course fees and/or accommodation and visits to other laboratories in the UK for training purposes.
BBSRC: Industrial biotechnology for improving production of higher-value chemicals (HVC)
Deadline: 16 January 2020
Up to £2M available for grants to support short collaborative projects of between 12–24 months with a value up to £250K.
Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges, EU (H2020-FNR-2020 food and natural resources)
Deadline: 22 January 2020
The European Commission Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges, under the food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy work programme, invites proposals for its H2020-FNR-2020 food and natural resources call. Each successful proposal is expected to receive up to €9m
•FNR-11-2020 prospecting aquatic and terrestrial natural biological resources for biologically active compounds;
•FNR-12-2020 industrial microbiomes – learning from nature;
•FNR-16-2020 enzymes for more environment-friendly consumer products;
•LC-FNR-13-2020 bio-based industries leading the way in turning carbon dioxide emissions into chemicals.