Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
BBSRC
Funds bioscience underpinning agriculture, food, industrial biotechnology and the fundamental biology of plants, animals and microbes. Supports major institutes such as the John Innes Centre and Rothamsted Research alongside responsive-mode grants and industrial partnership awards.
- Kind of funder
- Research council
- Where it funds
- UK-wide
- Indicative award size
- £100k – £5m
- Approx. annual research spend
- £500m
- Who can apply
- Universities, Research institutes, SMEs, Large businesses
- Career stages
- PhD / doctoral, Postdoctoral, Early career, Established researcher
Research areas
Named schemes (1)
BBSRC responsive mode research grant ↗
Investigator-led bioscience research grants, including a route for industrial partnership awards where a company contributes cash and in-kind support.
Rolling / recurringCheck funder site for current round£150k – £3m per awardchecked 2026-05-01