EBNet has a variety of flexible funding opportunities over the Network’s lifetime. These include
- Proof of Concept (PoC) awards up to £100k
- Business Interaction Vouchers (BIV) up to £20k
- Placement awards up to £3,000 for knowledge exchange, allocated competitively by quarterly call
- ECR conference travel bursaries up to £1,500 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
| Funding for Bilateral Joint Projects - JSPS and Royal Society – This scheme is for Bilateral Joint Projects supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and its UK Counterpart Funding Institution, the Royal Society. JSPS will cover the costs of the Japan team, and the Royal Society covers…Read more. |
| Royal Society Industry Fellowships - deadline 18 Sept 2025 – The Royal Society’s Industry Fellowship scheme is open to UK-based academic and industrial researchers from early to senior career stages. The scheme aims to: Support the mobility of excellent researchers between the two sectors in the UK…Read more. |
| ELEMENTAL Hub - Call for BIVs – Deadline: 17:00 on 30 October 2025 (or earlier if all funds are allocated) The ELEMENTAL Hub’s Business Interaction Voucher (BIV) scheme is now open for applications to support innovative collaborations between industry and academics in the field …Read more. |
| Potential new BBSRC ICURe Discover programme – The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) and BBSRC are discussing the idea of running a biofilm-focused ICURe Discover programme to start in autumn this year. BBSRC ICURe Discover is a part-time online market discovery programme designed to …Read more. |
| Bacterial communication - ICGEB conference – Key deadlines: Application to ICGEB for financial assistance 18 June 2025 Abstracts 13 July 2025 Registration 8 October 2025 Conference date: 28-30 October 2025 Trieste, Italy Arturo Falaschi Conference on Cell-cell communication in…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. |