International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences
Funding
Up to £3,000
Deadline
20 October 2026
Location
England
Applications
Deadline: 20 October 2026
Overview
BBSRC's International Travel Award Scheme pays for BBSRC-supported researchers to visit international partners: to start collaborations, prepare joint funding proposals, visit overseas facilities or attend European consortium-building events. You can get up to £3,000 (100% of full economic cost) for travel and subsistence on a single visit of up to one month. You must apply at least six weeks before you travel. This version closes at 4:00pm UK time on 20 October 2026. BBSRC says the scheme will be replaced and relaunched with updated guidance, and it expects to reopen on 21 October 2026. Official source: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/bbsrc-international-travel-award-scheme/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 19 October 2026.
Requirements to check
You can apply if you hold a current BBSRC research grant, or are a researcher at a BBSRC strategically supported institute working on projects funded through Institute Core Grant Awards, and you meet standard BBSRC eligibility rules. The application must come from a principal investigator, although they do not have to be the person travelling.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Regions
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Full details from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Apply for funding to visit international partners, in order to initiate collaborations, prepare joint funding proposals, visit overseas facilities or attend European consortia-building events. Stays may be of up to one month in duration.You must be an existing BBSRC-supported researcher in order to apply for funding.
Apply on the UKRI Funding Service. You cannot use Je-S, and your organisation must be registered. Select Start application on the UKRI funding finder page, confirm you are the project lead, then sign in or create a Funding Service account. The project lead completes the application, with input from the team and any project partners, then sends it to the research office, which submits it to UKRI by 4:00pm UK time on 20 October 2026. Only the lead research organisation can submit. Apply at least six weeks before you travel, and list the costs under 'exceptions' in the justification of resources.
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