Impact resources and support

A collection of BBSRC and other funding opportunities and support for ensuring your research has impact.

Supporting excellent research to help attract R&D investment from global business

Responsive mode grants - apply for funding at any time in any funding area of our remit
Strategic longer and larger grants (LoLas) - funding of over £2M for projects up to 5 years in duration

UK Trade & Investment - national organisation supporting international business opportunities

Bioscience exploitation guide - for BBSRC-funded scientists considering commercialising their research
Industrial partnership awards - a grant scheme with an industrial contribution
'Stand-alone' LINK - a national scheme promoting academic-industrial collaboration
Research and technology clubs - fund research that addresses priorities in our Technology Strategy
Industry interchange programme - a scheme supporting short-term scientist exchange between science and industry
Industry fellowships scheme - a scheme to enhance knowledge transfer between industry and academia

Technology Strategy Board - national organisation supporting innovation
Lambert Tool Kit for Collaborative Research - a toolkit for universities and companies wishing to undertake collaborative research projects

Studentships - funding to universities and research organisations to create studentships
Fellowships - funding for researchers at various career stages

SEMTA - Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies supporting UK businesses in these areas through investment in skills
Cogent - Sector Skills Council for the Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Oil and Gas, Nuclear, Petroleum and Polymer Industries, supporting UK businesses in these areas through investment in skills
Lantra - Sector Skills Council for environmental and land-based industries, supporting UK businesses in these areas through investment in skills

Biotechnology young entrepreneurs scheme - a competition where teams present hypothetical businesses to real entrepreneurs, financiers and industrialists
Knowledge transfer partnerships - a UK-wide programme where early-career researchers work within industry
Industry fellowships scheme - a scheme to enhance knowledge transfer between industry and academia
Enterprise fellowships - enable researchers to commercialise research through business training and access to experts
Follow-on funding - funding at the 'proof of concept' stage of turning research outputs into a commercial proposition

AURIL - Association for University Research and Industry Links, a Knowledge Transfer Association
PraxisUnico - a Knowledge Transfer Association for professionals in universities and public sector research involved in commercialisation
Institute of Knowledge Transfer - body for the Knowledge Transfer Professionals
Research Councils UK Knowledge Transfer Portal - web gateway to Research Councils' activities and schemes in knowledge transfer
Wellcome Trust - an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health

Policy placements - a 3-month secondment to gain experience of working in science policy
Teaching resources and links with schools - primary and secondary school resources, and information on our school-scientist links
Enterprise fellowships - enable researchers to commercialise research through business training and access to experts
Issues of public interest - our position statements on issues of public interest

NERC Science into Policy Booklet - explains key aspects of the UK policy-making process and gives links to some important information sources