EBNet has a variety of flexible funding opportunities over the Network’s lifetime. These include
- Proof of Concept (PoC) awards up to ÂŁ100k
- Business Interaction Vouchers (BIV) up to ÂŁ20k
- Placement awards up to ÂŁ3,000 for knowledge exchange, allocated competitively by quarterly call
- ECR conference travel bursaries up to ÂŁ1,500 allocated competitively for pre-selected conferences only
- Working groups to carry out activities related to their specific field of interest within the EBNet remit
- Grant preparation workshops/meetings – funding to support grant preparation. Contact us.
Details of all funded BIVs and POCs can be found on our Outcomes page.
IMPORTANT NOTE: EBNet has been extended until 31 January 2026, but the majority of the funding described above has now been allocated. For further information follow the links or contact us.
Other Funding
| JSPS Short Term Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowships – Deadline: Mon 19 Jan 2026 at 09:00 UK The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Pre/Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers (Short Term) provides the opportunity for short-term visits for UK, European, North American and…Read more. |
| KTP Call 2025-6 – Closing date: 4 Feb 2026 UK registered academic institutions, research and technology organisations or Catapults can apply for a share of up to £10 million to fund innovation projects with businesses. The project must align with one of eight…Read more. |
| BBSRC 2025 Transformative Research Technologies – Deadline: 11 Feb 2026 This funding opportunity aims to support the development of cutting-edge enabling research technologies, which have the potential for transformative impact and are essential to sustaining the vibrancy of bioscience discovery …Read more. |
| JSPS Postdoc Fellowship Call for Humanities and Social Sciences – Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2025 This fellowship is an opportunity for those in our Environmental Biotechnology and Social Sciences WG (EBSS WG), and for other EBNet members with an interest in social sciences or other arts and humanities…Read more. |
| UK-Ukraine Horizon Europe Initiative: project ideas available now – The next phase of the UK–Ukraine Horizon Europe collaboration initiative is now open. Following a nationwide call, Ukrainian universities have submitted project ideas designed to foster academic cooperation, strengthen research partnerships, and…Read more. |
Funding Roundup
Our monthly Newsletters feature a round-up of all the latest funding.
Examples from earlier round-ups can be found below:
| OCTOBER 2023: Funding Roundup – The Carbon Recycling Network: Proof of Concept Awards - 16 October 2023The Royal Society: International Collaboration Awards – International Science Partnerships Fund - 19 October 2023DEFRA: Farming Innovation Programme Small R&D Partnership…Read more. |
| SEPTEMBER 2023: Funding Roundup – The Royal Society: International Exchanges - 27 September 2023BBSRC: follow-on fund - 4 October 2023NERC: Independent Research Fellowship - 8 November 2023 NERC: Large grant to tackle big environmental science questions - 16 November 2023Innovate…Read more. |
| AUGUST 2023: Funding Roundup – EPSRC: Network Pluses in Energy to form next generation Supergen Hubs - 21 August 2023FCDO-UKRI Senior Research Fellowships 2023 - 29 August 2023Innovate UK: Improving observation capabilities of biodiversity in UK waters phase two - 6 September…Read more. |
