BBSRC Follow-on Fund: 2026 round one
Funding
Up to £3,000,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
England
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
This fund helps researchers turn bioscience research into real-world benefits for society and the economy. You can get up to £3 million to bridge the gap between your research and practical applications. You must be based at a UK research organisation that can receive BBSRC funding. Your application must build substantially on current or previous BBSRC funding you have received.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be based at UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding
- Must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding
This fund is for researchers at UK universities and research institutes who have received BBSRC funding before. You need to show how your bioscience research can create economic or social benefits. It is not for new researchers or those without previous BBSRC funding connections. Key requirements: Must be based at UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding; Must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This fund is for researchers at UK universities and research institutes who have received BBSRC funding before. You need to show how your bioscience research can create economic or social benefits. It is not for new researchers or those without previous BBSRC funding connections.
Sectors
Regions
No published award history for Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Apply to Follow-on Fund (FoF) to bridge the gap between bioscience research and achieving economic and societal benefit.FoF applications must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.
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