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
| RS Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship - closing 12 Nov 2025 – The Royal Society's Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship aims seeks to provide opportunities for experienced senior and mid-career researchers to focus on full-time research for up to one year, by relieving them of all teaching,…Read more. |
| Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships - closing 6 Nov 2025 – Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships are open to experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research. Priority will be given to applicants whose…Read more. |
| Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship - closing 28 Oct 2025 – The Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (DHF) programme aims to support outstanding early career scientists who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances, such as caring responsibilities and/or health-related conditions. The programme…Read more. |
| Royal Society Short Industry Fellowship - closing 23 Oct 2025 – Deadline: 23 Oct 2025 This scheme is part of the Royal Society's Industry programme, and facilitates short dynamic engagements between scientists employed in industry or academia (including postdoctoral researchers), enabling the parties to…Read more. |
| Royal Society Career Development Fellowship 2026 – Funder webinar: 7 Oct 2025 12-13:00 UK Register here Submission deadline: 19 Nov 2025 The Royal Society’s Career Development Fellowship scheme for 2026 is a 4-year programme that aims to support retention in STEM of researchers from…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. |