“BBSRC provides over £200m of funding per year to scientists working in UK universities and in the eight BBSRC-sponsored research institutes. BBSRC’s funding supports over 7000 scientists, postgraduate students and support staff in the UK.”
Funding schemes include research grants, studentships and training, fellowships, business and innovation, international and communicating science.

BioNEt‘s list of regional and national (UK) funding, jobs and studentships.

EPSRC Funding for Researchers
“We are the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing around £500 million a year in a broad range of subjects – from mathematics to materials science, and from information technology to structural engineering.
We operate to meet the needs of industry and society by working in partnership with universities to invest in people and scientific discovery and innovation. The knowledge and expertise gained maintains a technological leading edge, builds a strong economy and improves people’s quality of life.
Our work is complementary to other research investors including other research councils, government agencies, industry and the European Union. We actively engage in and encourage partnerships and collaborations across disciplines, boundaries and the world.
We also actively promote public engagement in science, engineering and technology.”

Grant opportunities through TDR
“The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) is an independent global programme of scientific collaboration. Established in 1975 and co-sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), it aims to help coordinate, support and influence global efforts to combat a portfolio of major diseases of the poor and disadvantaged.”

National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research: Grants – NIH Medical & Behavioral Research Grant Policies, Guidelines & Funding Opportunities
“The Office of Extramural Research (OER) serves as the focal point for policies and guidelines for extramural research grants administration. This office has primary responsibility for the development and implementation of NIH Grants Policy, monitoring of compliance with PHS policy on Humane Use and Care of Laboratory Animals, coordination of program guidelines, and development and maintenance of the information systems for grants administration.”

“RDFunding provides researchers with direct access to up to the minute information on health-related funding opportunities. The database currently holds information from 1351 Funding Bodies offering 5582 different awards.”

Search COS Funding Opportunities

“COS Funding Opportunities is the largest, most comprehensive database of available funding.

More than 22,000 records representing over $33 billion in funding.

Opportunities by sponsors throughout the world for recipients throughout the world.

Sponsors include private foundations, public agencies, national and local governments, corporations and more.

Monies available for work in all disciplines physical sciences, social sciences, life sciences, health & medicine, arts & humanities.

Funding for many purposes, such as research, collaborations, travel, curriculum development, conferences, fellowships, postdoctoral positions, equipment acquisitions, capital or operating expenses.

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