Closing date: 20 Jan 2026 16:00 UK
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is inviting applications for funding to purchase mid-range equipment for research in areas across its scientific remit through ALERT 2025.
The funding is intended to provide:
- equipment that will be widely used and underpins capability for scientific areas within BBSRCâs remit (relevance to the ambitions set out in BBSRCâs Forward Look is particularly encouraged)
- the use of emerging advanced research technology or utilisation of equipment in new ways, specifically âlab-to-fieldâ equipment which enables the translation (or applied use) of laboratory scale experiments to real-world settings or environments
- equipment that promotes collaboration and increased access to users within industry, public sector, and other institutions for example equipment sharing and access to equipment
Applicants must be a researcher or a research technical professional from an eligible UK research organisation to apply for funding, and can only act as project lead on one application.
This is an equipment-only grant. The full economic cost (FEC) can be between ÂŁ200k and ÂŁ1.5 million. BBSRC will fund 100% of the FEC. The maximum duration of the grant is 12 months and grants must start by 3 August 2026 at the very latest. No slippage will be allowed to this date, and grant extensions will not be allowed under any circumstances.