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BSI Flexible Funding Scheme

Our Flexible Funding Scheme is designed to seed collaborations that have the potential to lead to significant outputs.

The funds can be used flexibly e.g. for travel, training course fees, small items of equipment and consumables, and aim to foster new interdisciplinary collaborations in their early stages.
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This scheme will open October 2026

Applications for our Flexible Funding Scheme are invited for proposals that fulfil the following criteria:

  • Maximum award: £2K
  • Fit the research remit of the BSI i.e. fundamental, interdisciplinary research at the boundaries between biosciences and the other physical sciences (including mathematics, computer science and engineering)
  • Are for research that is expected to lead to significant outputs, impact or attract further funding.

 

How to Apply

Application forms should be submitted using the form below. The deadlines for applications are: 

  • 30 October 2026
  • 29 January 2027
  • 25 June 2027

 

Assessment criteria

  • Fit to BSI remit (see BSI research strands webpages). Please note all applications must be interdisciplinary biosciences research or have demonstrable applications to biosciences (weighting 30%);
  • Quality of the scientific proposal (weighting 40%);
  • Benefit to professional development of academic(s) involved, including development of professional network (weighting 30%).

Access the Flexible Funding Scheme Form here: Flexible Funding Form 2026-2027 – Fill in form 

The applications will be assessed via interview, by the BSI Executive Board. 

 

Further details

We expect recipients of Flexible Funding to acknowledge the support of the BSI on any outputs produced. We also ask for an oral or written report during the project and again after it has been completed.