Diet and health: collaborative research and development grants: full stage

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Ongoing

Funding

Up to £3,750,000

Location

England

Applications

Rolling (always open)

Overview

BBSRC and Defra offer up to £3.75 million for research projects that develop new products for healthy and sustainable diets. You must work with partners to create innovations that help UK people eat better. Your project should focus on novel food products or diet solutions. You need to be based at a UK research organisation that can receive BBSRC funding. This is collaborative funding, so you must work with other organisations. The funding supports research and development work. Applications appear to be accepted on a rolling basis.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

academic

Key requirements:

  • Must be collaborative project
  • Must be based at BBSRC-eligible UK research organisation
Who is this for?

This grant is for researchers at UK universities and research institutes that are eligible for BBSRC funding. You need to be working on food innovation or diet-related research. You must collaborate with other organisations on your project.

Regions

Full details from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Apply for BBSRC and Defra funding to support collaborative R&D projects developing novel products and innovations delivering healthy, sustainable, and resilient diets for the UK population.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Get more from this grant

Premium members can check eligibility, plan applications, and generate drafts for any grant.

  • Check if you’re eligible for this grant
  • Get a step-by-step application plan
  • Generate a first draft you can work from
  • Review your draft against the criteria
  • Build a budget template
  • Read the grant in plain English

Get notified about grants like this

Create a free account to receive alerts when new health & social work funding opens.

Create free account

Last updated: 5 April 2026