Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) · GB · UKRI

Connecting Culture Fund

The Connecting Culture Fund supports BBSRC strategically funded institutes to enhance research culture through cross-institutional activities, practice-sharing, and knowledge exchange. Projects can be flexible in scope, such as sharing resources, organizing culture days, or commissioning best-practice studies. The fund covers 100% of full economic cost (FEC) up to £100,000, with project durations between 3 and 12 months.

£5,000–£100,000 ~12 months Deadline 2027-09-30

Official page ↗ Application form / how to apply

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Applicant type

Research Institute

Institution type

Research Institute

Host country

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

This opportunity is invitation-only for BBSRC strategically funded institutes (e.g., Babraham Institute, Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, etc.). Other eligible research organisations can participate as project partners or collaborators. The lead organisation must be one of the listed institutes, with university-based institutes (Roslin, IBERS) led by their respective universities.

Deadline

2027-09-30

Application form effort

1 form file(s) downloaded; 8 explicit questions; 7 writing prompts; 53 fields/sections; moderate — substantial written sections

Equality impact assessment (PDF, 173KB) (10 pages)

Sample questions

Who is affected?
What data and consultation have you used?
Are there general impacts on multiple groups?
How will you monitor and review the impact of your activity?
What is the EIA review date?
Will the EIA be published?
Who has this been signed off by?
Action Deadline Owner How will it be monitored? What is the outcome?

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)	www.ukri.org ↗
Country / funding source	GB · UKRI	same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Deadline	2027-09-30 — LLM-checked against the archived official page	same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Funding amount	£5,000–£100,000	same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗
Eligibility	4 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — www.ukri.org ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
Application form / how to apply — https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1349/apply/1375 ↗
Application form: Equality impact assessment (PDF, 173KB) — download ↗ (10 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.