BBSRC-NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity

The US National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF/BIO) and The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are pleased to announce continuation of lead agency arrangements under a new five-year management plan. The lead agency scheme allows US and UK researchers to submit a single collaborative proposal that will undergo a single review process by the lead agency, on behalf of both NSF/BIO and BBSRC.

APPLICATION WINDOW

CLOSED

DEADLINE

12 Jun 2018

PRIZES

Up to £2M full economic costs (fEC) can be requested for applications submitted to BBSRC’s responsive mode mechanism. (This amount refers to the total BBSRC and NSF contribution combined)

Funding for activities undertaken by US partners will be met solely by the NSF.
Likewise, NSF will not fund costs incurred by the UK partners; these will be met by
BBSRC.

OTHER KEY DATES

Intention to submit deadline: 12 June 2018
Application deadline: 25 September 2018

HOST COUNTRIES

United Kingdom United States

Note that while some organisers may accept applications from all around the world, you may still be required to travel to the host country in order to take part in the later stages of a competition for instance, or you may be required to live there for a period of time to take part in a funded programme (e.g. scholarship, incubator, accelerator).

Multiple host countries may mean that no travel is required.

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Credit: BBSRC-NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity

Date Added: 11 Jun 2018