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BBSRC Industrial Partnership Awards (IPA)

BBSRC Industrial Partnership Awards (IPA) — Always Open

Supports United Kingdom industry-academia teams through partnership awards for precommercial innovation experiments.

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About

The BBSRC Industrial Partnership Awards (IPA) programme is a co-funding designation within the BBSRC Responsive Mode (applicant-led) scheme, not a standalone call with its own submission window. Academic teams apply through the standard BBSRC Standard Research Grant or New Investigator Award routes on the UKRI Funding Service, designating their application as an IPA by including a qualifying indus…

What this grant funds

Academic-led bioscience research projects across the full BBSRC remit conducted in substantive partnership with an industry co-funder contributing at least 10% cash.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12–60 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.20%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.ukri.org