{"id":680,"date":"2018-01-11T14:52:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T14:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/adnet\/?p=680"},"modified":"2018-01-17T12:31:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T12:31:09","slug":"funding-roundup-jan-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/adnet\/2018\/01\/11\/funding-roundup-jan-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Roundup – Jan 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

This roundup include Research Council, Innovate and EU funding, regional funding, NIBB Network funding and some miscellaneous funding opportunities, as well.<\/p>\n

Research Council, Innovate and European Funding<\/span><\/h3>\n

Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (BBSRC NIBB) Phase II<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Community meeting: 17.01.18.<\/p>\n

Expression of interest deadline: 24.01.18 at 16:00<\/p>\n

BBSRC, in association with EPSRC, has announced a call of up to \u00a310 million to fund a second phase of Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (BBSRC NIBB). They intend to fund a number of Networks, of varying scales, focusing on a broad range of fundamental and strategic challenges and questions facing the IBBE area. Networks will operate for up to 5 years and are expected to become self-sustaining beyond this.<\/p>\n

See: www.bbsrc.ac.uk\/funding\/filter\/networks-in-industrial-biotechnology-bioenergy-phase2<\/a> .<\/p>\n

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INNOVATE: Open sector competition round 4<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Innovate UK\u2019s competition is open to the best business-led cutting-edge or disruptive ideas or concepts with a view to commercialisation. Total eligible project costs must be within the range \u00a325,000 to \u00a31,000,000. Projects may last between 6 and 36 months.<\/p>\n

Deadline: 28th<\/sup> February 2018<\/p>\n

KTN will be hosting briefing events for Innovate UK’s January 2018 sector competition<\/strong> for Health & Life Sciences and Emerging & enabling Technologies. Deadline: 28th<\/sup> March 2018.<\/p>\n

Innovate UK is to invest up to \u00a319 million to support innovation that offers significant changes in productivity and cutting-edge innovation. The competition has 2 strands, strand 1 is for health and life sciences projects and strand 2 is for emerging and enabling technologies projects. A further \u00a312 million is available to fund Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs).<\/p>\n

See: www.ktn-uk.co.uk\/news\/register-now-for-the-briefing-events-for-the-january-2018-sector-competition-for-health-life-sciences-and-emerging-enabling-technologies<\/a> .<\/p>\n

All projects must involve at least one SME, working alone or in collaboration with other organisations. Projects with costs over \u00a3100,000 must be collaborative and include a funded partner.  The competition will open on the 22nd January and you must apply before 28th March.  Further details about the scope of the competition will be available shortly.<\/p>\n

KTN will be hosting a series of briefing events for the competition throughout January and February.  More information is available below regarding the strands and the briefing events.<\/p>\n

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Science Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Bridging for Innovators (B4I)<\/strong><\/span> is a programme to support UK industry in improving productivity . It started in 2017 and will end in March 2021.<\/p>\n

See: www.stfc.ac.uk\/funding\/research-grants\/funding-opportunities\/closing-calls\/bridging-for-innovators-funding-programme\/<\/a> .<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ESRC: GCRF New models of sustainable development: Transitions towards sustainable and inclusive societies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

See: www.esrc.ac.uk\/funding\/funding-opportunities\/gcrf-new-models-of-sustainable-development\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n

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NERC Large Grants call<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Grants range between \u00a31.2 million and \u00a33.7m at 100 per cent full economic cost, with a duration of up to five years. Deadline 13th<\/sup> March 2018<\/p>\n

See: www.nerc.ac.uk\/funding\/available\/researchgrants\/large\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n

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Horizon 2020 Calls<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Horizon 2020 is the EU’s \u20ac77 billion research and innovation funding scheme running from 2014 to 2020. BEIS has further clarified Horizon 2020 underwrite for UK participants.<\/p>\n