Funding

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

Better Water 4 All Network - first Flexible Funding call – Deadline: 1 May 2026 The Better Water for All Network+ (BW4A) Is calling for collaborative, cross-disciplinary research proposals to be submitted to its first Flexible Fund Call. The Network’s themes are: Theme 1: Systems Approaches for…Read more.

UKRI Translation: EPSRC Prosperity Partnerships 2027 – Closing date: 21 May 2026 Prosperity Partnerships are collaborative research partnerships that focus on important industry challenges. Applications should feature world-leading, fundamental engineering and physical sciences research, which…Read more.

EBIC Flexible funding successes – Congratulations to our colleagues in the EBIC Hub on the outcomes of the recent flexible funding round. Over £800k in total has been awarded to four projects, including one on Development of Peptide/Aptamer-Based Biosensing Platforms for…Read more.

NERC Early Independence Research Fellowship 2026 – Closing date: 16 June 2026 These  Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Fellowships are intended to support excellent investigator-led research. Multidisciplinary applications that cross into other Research Council areas are welcome, but…Read more.

ELEMENTAL BIV Round 2 - open for applications – Deadline: 29 May 2026 Round 2 of the ELEMENTAL Hub's Business Interaction Vouchers (BIVs) is now open for applications. These vouchers offer up to £50k to support collaborative projects between UK-based companies and academic researchers working…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.