Funding

*NEW* Developing the (UK) roadmap for industrial applications of algae for food and novel food ingredients

In addition to the usual funding opportunities below, we are inviting proposals for “Developing the (UK) roadmap for industrial applications of algae for food and novel food ingredients“. The call closes on the 21st January 2022. For the call scope and proposal form please see below:

Algae-UK members have several funding streams they can benefit from – either directly as academics, or indirectly as industry partners. These are summarised below. Please use the navigation links above to access call details and application forms. Remember: you will need to be a member of Algae-UK in order to be eligible for any Algae-UK funds.

Business Interaction Vouchers (BIV)

Value: up to £10k (80% FEC)

Project Timescale: up to 6 months

Must-haves:

• Applicant must be a member of Algae-UK and a UK-based academic who meets the eligibility criteria set out in section 3 of the BBSRC Research Grants guide (https://bbsrc.ukri.org/documents/grants-guide/)
• A relevant industry partner contributing either in kind or cash. The value of this contribution must match or exceed the 80% FEC value of the award.
• Project costs must be inclusive of any VAT
• The project must be within the scope of Algae-UK
• Project must be relevant to industrial biotechnology (IB) as defined by the BBSRC: “IB is a set of cross-disciplinary technologies that use biological resources for producing and processing materials and chemicals for non-food applications. The resources include plants, algae, marine life, fungi and micro-organisms. The feedstocks include renewable materials such as crop residue, animal wastes, food and municipal wastes and perennial biomass”.

Proof of Concept (PoC)

Value: up to £50k (80% FEC)

Project timescale: up to 12 months

Must-haves:

• Applicant must be a member of Algae-UK and a must be a UK-based academic who meets the eligibility criteria set out in section 3 of the BBSRC Research Grants guide (https://bbsrc.ukri.org/documents/grants-guide/)
• Project costs must be inclusive of any VAT
• The project must be within the scope of Algae-UK
• Project must be relevant to industrial biotechnology (IB) as defined by the BBSRC: “IB is a set of cross-disciplinary technologies that use biological resources for producing and processing materials and chemicals for non-food applications. The resources include plants, algae, marine life, fungi and micro-organisms. The feedstocks include renewable materials such as crop residue, animal wastes, food and municipal wastes and perennial biomass”.

Funding to support Early Career Researchers and Students

We have a number of funds to support undergraduate students and Early Career Researchers (ECR) as they develop their skills and career in science or engineering –

• Conference and Training support
• Summer Studentship Bursary
• Secondment Bursary for ECR

Please follow the ECR navigation link above for more information about these schemes.

Adhoc support

The Algae-UK Management Board can consider fully justified ad hoc requests for small amounts of funding to facilitate activities that are relevant to Algae-UK members and the scope of the network – for example an event or “outreach” support. Please get in touch with us for further information.