EBNet has a variety of flexible funding opportunities over the 5-year lifetime of the Network. 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 by call 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.
Note that the majority of our events are free to attend and that suggestions from our members for events/workshops and other activities are also welcome.
Application documents, timings and further information on all of the above can be found by following the links above or by contacting us.
Other Funding
| BBNet Proof of Concept Call: “Biobased technologies for a sustainable textile economy” (£50K) – Zoom POC call launch: from 14:00 to 16:00, 24 March 2021. To join the pre-launch Zoom call register by: noon 22 March 2021. See here for more details. The fashion and textiles sector is responsible for 10% of global greenhouse gas emission…Read more. |
| AD Support for Yorkshire SME's – Announcing a new programme of fully-funded support to Yorkshire SMEs working on anaerobic digestion product and processes. Details of the opportunity: New funding for innovation around anaerobic digestion Eligible Yorkshire businesses can…Read more. |
| Ofwat Water Innovation Competitions – Ofwat have established a £200 million innovation fund available from January 2021 until 2025 to encourage transformative change in the water sector England and Wales around 5 themes: Responding and adapting to climate change and delivering net…Read more. |
Funding Roundup
Our monthly newsletters feature a round-up of all the latest funding, excerpted below:
| APRIL 21 Funding Roundup – The British Council: GREAT Scholarships for a sustainable future For students from Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey and Vietnam who want to study at a UK university for a one-year postgraduate course in a climate change-related subject. Each of the …Read more. |
| MARCH 21 Funding Roundup – ESRC Postdoctoral fellowships 23 March 2021 UKRI: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2021 30 March 2021 BEIS: Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme Intention to submit deadline: 31 March 2021 The Australia International Research…Read more. |
| FEBRUARY 21 Funding Roundup – Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 6 23 February 2021 Leverhulme: Early Career Fellowships 25 February 2021 IBioIC/ALGAE-UK: POC Call - "Industrial Biotechnology Applications of Algae in Food and Novel Food Ingredients" 26 February…Read more. |