IMPORTANT NOTE: Although EBNet’s official UKRI funding period was extended to 31 January 2026, and we are still running as a Network, we have not received any additional funds, and the Network funding described below has now been allocated. For further information follow the links or contact us.
Information on other opportunities is shown below under Other funding.
Details of all previously-funded BIVs and POCs and examples of Travel Bursary funding can be found on our Outcomes page.
EBNet has offered a variety of flexible funding opportunities over its lifetime. These include
- Proof of Concept (PoC) awards up to £100k
- Business Interaction Vouchers (BIV) up to £20k
- ECR conference travel bursaries up to £1,500 allocated competitively for pre-selected conferences only
- Placement awards up to £3,000 for knowledge exchange, allocated competitively by quarterly call
- 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.
Other Funding
| Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund (26BBR) – Closing date: 19 Nov 2026 Applications are invited 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…Read more. |
| JSPS London Call for Summer Programme 2027 – Closing Date: 19 Oct 2026 The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Summer Programme Fellowship offers the opportunity for pre/postdoctoral researchers to receive an orientation on Japanese language and culture and research systems as …Read more. |
| NERC Call: Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 – Closing date: 12 Nov 2026 The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is inviting applications for funding to pursue truly novel, curiosity-driven environmental research that is at an early stage of development and has the potential to be…Read more. |
| Innovate UK: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships 2026-2027 Round 3 – Closing date: 14 Oct 2026 The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme allows a UK registered business to partner with a knowledge base partner, which should be a UK higher education (HE) or further education (FE) institution, a research and…Read more. |
| JSPS / Royal Society Bilateral Joint Projects – Closing dates: JSPS 3 Sept 2026, Royal Society 24 Sept 2026 Applications are invited for bilateral UK/Japan research projects in the Natural Sciences, with each team applying to and funded by the agency in its own country. Project duration is…Read more. |
Funding Roundups
Our Newsletters feature a round-up of the latest funding calls.
Examples from earlier round-ups can also 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. |