BBSRC standard research grant: applicant-led mode (Grant)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
What it funds
Apply for funding to support excellent investigator-led research across the breadth of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) scientific remit.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. Standard research grants are available for researchers at eligible research organisations.The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £2 million. Funding is available for up to five years. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.
Who can apply
This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible.Check if you meet the individual eligibility criteria.Who is not eligible to applyOrganisations based overseas and business-based applicants are not eligible to apply. Overseas and business-based collaborators can be added as project partners on an application, please see Roles in funding applications: eligibility, responsibilities and costings guidance for more information.If you are applying via the IPA or LINK scheme, please include details of industry partner in the ‘Project partners’ section.ResubmissionsWe will not accept uninvited resubmissions of projects that have been submitted to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) or any other funder.Find out more about BBSRC’s resubmissions policyEquality, diversity and inclusionWe are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers.We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes:career breakssupport for people with caring responsibilitiesflexible workingalternative working patternsUKRI can offer disabi
How to apply
Click here to start an application on the UKRI Funding Service: https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1272/apply/1303 We are running this funding opportunity on the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service so please ensure that your organisation is registered. You cannot apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system.The project lead is responsible for completing the application process on the Funding Service, but we expect all team members and project partners to contribute to the application.Only the lead research organisation can submit an application to UKRI.To applySelect ‘Start application’ near the beginning of this Funding finder page.Confirm you are the project lead.Sign in or create a Funding Service account. To create an account, select your organisation, verify your email address, and set a password.Answer questions directly in the text boxes. You can save
Last checked against the official source: 3 Jul 2026. Scheme parameters are set by the funder and can change — verify before applying, or let us do it for you.
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