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 (http::/www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/apply/grants-guide.aspx)
- 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 (http::/www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/apply/grants-guide.aspx)
- 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.
Events
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12th The International Phycological Congress
21 March 2021
6-day event -
Chlamy 2020 *POSTPONED TO 2021*
18 May 2021
6-day event -
*NEW DATE* ISAP2020: International Society of Applied Phycology
23 May 2021
6-day event