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BBSRC Follow-on Fund

Status

Usually opens in February and June and October

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
£800,000

Award range GBP 100,000-800,000 full economic cost; BBSRC funds 80% of FEC.

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (UKRI)

public · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Historically ran with two to three cut-offs a year.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding; must draw substantially on current or prior BBSRC funding; international researchers not eligible.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/bbsrc-follow-on-fund-2026-round-one/

"Opportunity status: Closed ... BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC. ... Award range: £100,000 - £800,000"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.ukri.org

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