2024 BBSRC Fellowships Scheme: The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) announces the 2024 BBSRC Fellowships Scheme, providing a unique opportunity for early career researchers to conduct independent research within a host laboratory and develop leadership skills. The scheme aims to invest in researchers on an upward trajectory towards working independently and becoming future research leaders.
- Eligibility Criteria: Open to early career researchers with relevant experience; no Ph.D. requirement; international applicants welcome.
- Not Eligible: Those at lecturer level, with equivalent competitive fellowships, or previous BBSRC grant applicants.
- Scope: Research spans plants, microbes, animals, humans, and biological tools and technologies, promoting investigations at various scales.
- Duration and Funding: Three-year award starting by July 1, 2025, with no specified grant limit. BBSRC funds 80% of the full economic cost.
- What’s Funded: Personal salary, travel, training, research consumables, technician support, visa costs.
- Institutional Choice: Emphasizes the importance of justifying the choice of institution, with host organizations expected to contribute significant support.
- Application Process: Deadline on May 2, 2024, through the UKRI Funding Service, allowing part-time fellowships.
Designation: BBSRC Fellow
Research Area: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
Location: United Kingdom
Eligibility/Qualification:
- Open to early career researchers seeking to conduct independent research within a host laboratory.
- Applicants on an upward trajectory towards working independently and developing research leadership.
- Demonstrated research or innovation experience through a PhD or other higher qualification, or relevant employment within a research or innovation environment.
- No requirement to hold or be studying for a PhD.
- Must be based at a UK research organization eligible for BBSRC funding.
- Not eligible if holding/have held a post/position at lecturer level or equivalent outside a university.
Job Description: The fellowship, funded by BBSRC, will last for three years, allowing researchers to work either full-time or part-time (pro rata). The scheme supports investigator-led research across the scientific remit of BBSRC, including biotechnology and biological research in plants, microbes, animals and humans, as well as tools and technology underpinning biological research. Multidisciplinary applications are encouraged, provided the primary focus aligns with BBSRC’s remit.
How to Apply:
- Visit the Funding Finder page and select “Start application.”
- Confirm your role as the fellow.
- Sign in or create a Funding Service account. If your organization is not listed, contact support@funding-service.ukri.org.
- Complete the application process on the Funding Service, ensuring all project partners contribute to the application.
- The lead research organization must submit the application to UKRI.
- Host organizations can provide guidance and advice.
Last Date for Apply: BBSRC must receive your application by 2 May 2024 at 4:00pm UK time.
Tables:
| Opportunity Status | Open |
|---|---|
| Funders | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Funding Type | Fellowship |
| Total Fund | £9,000,000 |
| Publication Date | 6 February 2024 |
| Opening Date | 8 February 2024 9:00am UK time |
| Closing Date | 2 May 2024 4:00pm UK time |
| Eligibility Status | Open to applicants of all nationalities |
|---|---|
| Duration | Three years, starting by 1 July 2025 |
| Funding Available | No limit on the grant value; 80% of the full economic cost (FEC) covered by BBSRC |
| Number of Grants | Approximately fifteen grants expected |
| What We Will Fund | What We Will Not Fund |
|---|---|
| Personal salary | Researchers or research staff |
| Travel and subsistence | Purchasing of equipment |
| Training activities | |
| Research consumables | |
| Technician support | |
| Visa costs if required |
