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    GrantsEngineering Biology Research Hubs: Foundational Technology Development
    Open grant call

    Engineering Biology Research Hubs: Foundational Technology Development

    Funding amount
    £12m
    Published 16 Oct 2026

    UKRI is funding interdisciplinary research hubs to develop foundational engineering biology technologies and accelerate innovation across sectors, with up to £12 million available over five years.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 16 Oct 2026· TodayviaUKRI
    Funding amount
    £12m
    Published 16 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Funding
      est.£12,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Applications
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open call — no fixed deadline published. Opened today.

    16 October 2026
    Open call · no closing date published

    Brief

    This funding opportunity supports the establishment of flagship interdisciplinary research hubs focused on developing foundational technologies, platforms, and capabilities in engineering biology. Successful projects will address critical bottlenecks in the design-build-test-learn cycle to accelerate innovation and commercialization across multiple sectors including healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing, and environmental applications. Funding available: up to £12 million full economic cost per project, with UKRI providing 80% of the full economic cost. Project duration: up to five years. Eligible applicants should demonstrate strong interdisciplinary teams, clear pathways to impact, and the potential to create reusable technologies and platforms that benefit the broader engineering biology ecosystem.

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    Funding up to £280,000 to establish collaborative networks of data professionals sharing knowledge and improving services for social science researchers.

    est.£2,000,000
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    ESRC Grow Awards for Career Development in Social Science Research

    ESRC Grow Awards provide £100,000-£500,000 in funding to help social science researchers advance their careers through skills development, methodological training, and independence-building over 18-60 months.

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    BBSRC Mid-Range Equipment Grants for Biosciences Research 2026

    BBSRC funding scheme offering £200,000-£1,500,000 grants for UK research organisations to purchase mid-range biosciences equipment that supports collaboration and aligns with BBSRC research priorities.

    est.£13,000,000
    Published 22 Oct 2026
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    Publisher
    UK Research and Innovation
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    ukri.org
    Record ID
    engineering-biology-programme-foundational-technology-hubs
    Sector
    Research & Innovation