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 ÂŁ100k
- Business Interaction Vouchers (BIV) up to ÂŁ20k
- ECR conference travel bursaries up to ÂŁ1,500 allocated competitively for pre-selected conferences only
- Placement awards up to ÂŁ3,000 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
| NBIC: Industrial Challenge Response Fund call now open – Closing date: 26 May 2026 The National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC)’s Industrial Challenge Response Fund is calling for high-quality project proposals from organisations with the expertise to investigate and exploit areas in which biofilms…Read more. |
| Environmental sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2026 – Closing date: 16 July 2026 The Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund (GPSF) enables UK researchers to develop new international partnerships and networks, which underpin the development of long-term sustainable collaborations. Proposed…Read more. |
| IBIC Funding calls 2026 – Closing dates: 11 June 2026, 10 Sept 2026, 10 Dec 2026  The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC) is a £5 million EPSRC-funded initiative focused on building a sustainable bioeconomy in the north-west. It aims to bring together…Read more. |
| 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. |
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. |