Diet and health: collaborative research and development grants: full stage
Funding
Up to £3,750,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
England
Applications
Rolling applications
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.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be collaborative project
- Must be based at BBSRC-eligible UK research organisation
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
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.
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 Some funders do not publish their grants data.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 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.
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