Apply for funding to deliver an industrial doctoral landscape award (IDLA) in the biosciences. Applications should be strategically led by an organisation outside of academia partnering with a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding who will submit the application and act as the training grant holder. BBSRC will fund 100% of the full economic cost (FEC). However, an additional 20% of the total cost is to be supplied by the lead project partner if successful. BBSRC will support 185 studentships in total across three consecutive intakes, with the first cohort starting October 2026.
Deadline: 18 February 2025
Further informationThe Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC) - Helping UK businesses collaborate with the UK research base to find innovative, real-life solutions to tackle some of the major diet and health-related challenges we face. Six hubs provide funding to support strategic, collaborative research and development between businesses and researchers in the important area of diet and health, helping to bridge the gap between research and translation.
Further informationThe Newton International Fellowship is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK. The programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. The fellowships enable researchers to access expertise, gain new perspectives and build long-lasting collaborative relationships.
This scheme is jointly run by the British Academy and the Royal Society. The maximum award value will be £280,000 over two years and the deadline is 18 March 2025.
UKRI has made a pre-announcement about proof-of-concept funding to support the commercialisation of research to enable spinouts or social ventures, licencing or other commercialisation pathways. Applications can be from any discipline and no pre-existing UKRI funding is required. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation.
The full economic cost (FEC) can be up to £250,000 for 12 months duration with a minimum of £100,000 for 6 months. UKRI will fund 80% FEC. The deadline for an intention to submit (a mandatory step in an application) is 3 March 2025
Further information
Apply for funding to further your career through an independent research fellowship.
You must:
Applications are welcomed from any area of NERC’s remit. Awards are funded at 80% full economic cost. Studentships will not be funded. Fellowships last five years, and can be full time or part time. Part-time fellowships will be pro rata.
Deadline: 3 April 2025
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SUPERVISORS FOR RESEARCH PLACEMENTS
Are you keen to inspire the next generation of food researchers/practitioners?
Nuffield Research Placements are engaging, real-life research projects, where year 12, or equivalent, students have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution towards the work of a host organisation. They are looking for supervisors who can inspire talented 17-year old students by giving them the chance to discover what a career in Social Sciences and STEM.
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UKRI, including EPSRC, NERC, STFC etc, Funding finder, filterable by Research Council
Gates Foundation
Innovate UK - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTN)
