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

CBE JU Call for proposals 2026 now open – Closing date: 22 Sept 2026 The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) 2026 Call for project proposals is now open for submissions. A total of €170.7 million across 13 topics will support the development and scale-up of competitive…Read more.

sLoLa Outlines 2026-27 – Closing date: 25 June 2026 The strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) funding aims to support large team-based curiosity-driven bioscience discovery research projects. Projects are expected to generate new fundamental biological knowledge of…Read more.

Environmental evidence synthesis: NERC/ESRC Doctoral Focal Awards – Notification of intent: 27 May 2026 Closing date: 15 July 2026 These Doctoral Focal Awards are intended to equip the next generation of researchers with a robust foundation in advanced evidence synthesis methodologies, providing them with the…Read more.

UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept Call May 2026 – Closing date: 13 May 2026 This UKRI Proof of Concept funding call aims to accelerate the development of new or improved technologies, products, processes or services arising from research activities at eligible UK research…Read more.

IBioIC Feasibility Funding call - EOI deadline 11 May 2026 – Deadline: 11 May 2026 for Expressions of Interest The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) Feasibility Call invites industry-led applications for research projects in collaboration with academia, from businesses with a foothold 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.