UK framework agreement
BBSRC Applicant-Led Mode
BBSRC Applicant-Led Mode funds curiosity-driven bioscience research across the agriculture, food, industrial biotechnology and underpinning bioscience portfolios. Applications are rolling with no closing date and are assessed within approximately nine months. Awards are full economic cost; durations up to five years are typical.
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CCS reference
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lots
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suppliers on the framework
Right fit if
UK university PIs in biological sciences: molecular, cellular, developmental, evolutionary, plant, microbial, animal sciences, and underpinning biosciences.
Wrong fit if
Not for clinical or translational medical work (use MRC or NIHR), and not for environmental or earth-science-led work (use NERC).
Lots in this framework
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Applicant-led standard grant
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New Investigator Scheme (separate ECR opportunity)
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Stand-alone LINK / industry-partnered route
How Bidwell helps you bid on BBSRC Applicant-Led Mode
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Bidwell vs BBSRC Applicant-Led Mode, in short
Cumulative track record across named investigators is heavily weighted. Bidwell pulls publications, prior funding and recent outputs for every named PI / Co-I into a coherent team narrative.
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