Apply for funding for a network grant within the remit of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.
This funding opportunity aims to establish collaborative research networks. These networks will enable knowledge sharing and creation across research communities, bringing together diverse groupings of researchers and other stakeholders around a shared research agenda.
We encourage submission of networks to support discovery science or challenge-led research areas. We are keen to see networks in areas of emerging importance with a clear rationale to tackle research opportunities and challenges at a more coordinated community level.
Multidisciplinary networks inclusive of disciplines beyond bioscience are particularly encouraged where this will strengthen delivery of the research agenda.
Networks should:
- have a clear focus around an emerging research area or research challenge
- have a strong vision for the change they want to create within the research landscape during the funding period of the network
- represent a diversity of thought and show some evidence of community co-development or buy-in
- demonstrate leadership and aim to strengthen capability in the UK research base
- integrate research communities to gain new knowledge, strengthen science disciplines and break down barriers to research progress
- encourage inclusion of a diverse range of individuals, disciplines and stakeholders across academia, industry, and policy relevant to the focus of the network, to ensure the outcomes and impacts of work undertaken by the network are maximised
- identify challenges within the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) space and how these can be addressed, including those experienced by minoritised and under-represented groups
We expect networks to:
- have a strong, inclusive and open leadership team that will act on behalf of and in partnership with the wider research community
- demonstrate the added value BBSRC funding would bring
- include an external advisory group that provides support and advice
- be based in the UK and actively seek to grow the membership of the network during the award
- consider equality, inclusion and diversity in its activities, including where relevant outreach across career paths, career stages, expertise levels, and to underrepresented groups as required
You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding. The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £650,000.
Funding is available for up to three years.
