The British Academy is delighted to announce the launch of a pilot award scheme, ...
Relevant funding opportunities for researchers in synthetic biology
Research Funding
BBSRC and EPSRC have both invested in synthetic biology. There are no specific active calls but they continue to fund through responsive mode grants.
Translational Funding and Investment
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (formerly the Rainbow Seed Fund) is a £27.1m early-stage venture capital fund building and growing technology companies stemming from the UK’s research base, with a specific programme for Synthetic Biology.
Latest Funding Opportunities
The ESRC have announced their New Investigator Grant scheme. This scheme is suitable for early career researchers who have yet to make the transition to be an independent researcher...
The UKRI recently opened a call for a network of UKRI Population Health Improvement Research Clusters.
This call offers funding to lead a group of...
Funding for impact is available for AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC and MRC remit projects
The all-council rapid response IAA call is now open to support a wide range of activities when researchers are confronted by time-...
The ESRC have announced their New Investigator Grant scheme. This scheme is suitable for early career researchers who have yet to make the transition to be an independent researcher...
This is to announce that the 2023 round of Royce ICP funding is now open. The deadline for applications is 5pm, 30th of June 2023. A Q&A webinar will be held on the 22nd of May 2023. Further links to the competition guidance documents...
Now in its 6th year, the Interstellar Initiative is an extraordinary opportunity for early career scientists to grow professionally by working on a proposal for a challenging basic science research issue. Selected scientists will participate in a 3-day...
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the International Alliance of Research Universities’ Early-Career Collaboration Grants. The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) is a network of 11 of some of the world’s leading...
It is expected that the British Academy (BA) will announce their popular Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme in the summer (probably around July 2023), with a likely deadline for submissions in autumn (probably around October 2023). This early...
The fund offers grants of towards impact activities including:
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Meetings or workshops with non-academic partners or stakeholders for knowledge exchange
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Engaging with research
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There are a range of funding opportunities on offer from the Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences (CATS) to support and develop research endeavours across the Biological Sciences.
Funding for impact is available in the EPSRC subject area for secondments/placements
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The 2022-23 Royce Institute equipment access scheme programme is now open for applications. Students, Post-Doc Researchers, Academics and SMEs are invited to apply for funding to access the Royce Institute equipment for imaging, characterisation and fabrication at Cambridge...
The Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences (...
CSL’s Research Acceleration Initiative aims to fast-track discovery of innovative biotherapies through partnerships between CSL and global research organizations. Successful applicants will receive up to GBP 145k p.a. for up to 2 years (max GBP 290k funding). ...
Applications are invited for the CATS administrated Access to Expertise call (AtE). Up to £15K (including VAT) can be obtained to support access to external consultancy services for translational research projects. Requested expertise can be, for example,...
The Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences (CATS) would like to announce the opening of the 2023 DCF call. Funding of up to £50,000 (100% direct costs only) for a maximum duration of nine months is available to support early stage...
UKRI has announced the ...
The Milner Therapeutics Consortium is excited to announce its third call for research proposals, which is now open! The deadline for applications is 24th March 2023. Our pharma partners in the Milner Therapeutics Consortium are working together with academics...
The Centre for Integrative Neuroscience Discovery (CIND) is pleased to invite proposals for collaborative projects, led by two or more PIs from different departments/schools, at the intersections of neurocognition, neurocomputation and...
The 2022-23 Royce Institute equipment access scheme programme is now open for applications. Students, Post-Doc Researchers, Academics and SMEs are invited to apply for funding to access the Royce Institute equipment for imaging, characterisation and fabrication at Cambridge...
Full details for Round Two are not yet available as the call will open on 25 January 2023. This communication is to bring the scheme to your attention to allow candidates sufficient time to prepare strong applications. The University’s internal selection process for Round Two...
Following on the attached pre-notification about the ESRC Centres call, this is to announce that the internal selection process for the scheme has now opened. Although the funder has not published the full...
The 2022-23 Royce Institute equipment access scheme programme is now open for applications. Students, Post-Doc Researchers, Academics and SMEs are invited to apply for funding to access the Royce Institute equipment for imaging, characterisation and fabrication at Cambridge...
Participating in the LEAD programme will provide you with tools and insight to identify and overcome the obstacles for pursuing a career as a research leader in either academia or industry/biotech. The program offers full 3 years fellowships at a top European research centre....
NIHR has announced the ...
PhD students and postdocs at the University of Cambridge can apply to join a 5 week training programme developed by the...
The Managers of the Herchel Smith Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Fund invite applications for four Fellowships to be held in a Department in the School of the Biological Sciences (SBS) at the University of Cambridge from 1 October 2023 or otherwise by negotiation.
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The Public Engagement Starter Fund is an exciting opportunity for University of Cambridge researchers to apply for small grants to undertake innovative public engagement with research activities.The fund supports novel projects based on contemporary research at the University of Cambridge which...
The ESRC have announced their New Investigator Grant scheme. This scheme is suitable for early career researchers who have yet to make the transition to be an independent researcher. Proposals are...