BBSRC Brazil Pump-Priming Award

Application Platform: UKRI Funding Service

Application Sections: Summary, core team details, Brazil team details, purpose of collaboration, resources and cost justification, ethics and responsible research and innovation, genetic and biological risk considerations, organisation support, project partners, data management plan, facility usage and trusted research and innovation considerations.

Assessment Process: Applications are reviewed internally by BBSRC and a joint funding decision is made in collaboration with FAPESP.

Co-Funders: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

Collaboration Rules: Projects must involve collaboration between UK BBSRC funded researchers and researchers in São Paulo funded by FAPESP. A joint application must be submitted to BBSRC while the Brazilian collaborator submits the proposal to FAPESP.

Competitiveness: Not specified

Consortium Requirements: Not specified

Decision Risks: Applications may be rejected if eligibility requirements are not met, required documentation is missing, or the proposal does not follow application guidance.

Decision Timeline: Decisions are communicated following internal review by BBSRC and FAPESP.

Eligible Expenses: Travel and subsistence, collaborative activities such as workshops and exchanges, and limited direct research costs including consumables or access to specialist equipment. Direct research costs cannot exceed 50% of the total BBSRC funding requested.

Eligible Scope: Activities to initiate and strengthen collaboration including travel, exchanges, workshops and joint research activities aimed at generating preliminary data for future joint research proposals.

Funding Intensity: Direct research components funded at 80% Full Economic Cost. Travel, subsistence and collaborative activities funded at 100% Full Economic Cost.

Important Notes: Applications must be submitted at least 12 weeks before travel or project start. The UK applicant submits a joint proposal to BBSRC while the Brazilian collaborator submits the corresponding proposal to FAPESP through the SAGe system.

Ineligible Projects: Funding cannot be used for salary costs, overheads or equipment purchases.

International Collaboration Requirement: Collaboration with researchers based in São Paulo, Brazil who hold FAPESP funding is required.

Interview Stage: Not specified

Key Requirements: Applicants must hold an active BBSRC grant with at least six months remaining at the start of the collaboration project. Applications must clearly demonstrate the benefit of collaboration to both UK and Brazilian research communities.

Lead Organisation Requirement: The project lead must be based at an eligible UK research organisation and must be the named individual on an active BBSRC grant.

Match Funding Requirement: Brazilian partners must apply separately to FAPESP for equivalent funding support.

Project Duration: Up to 2 years

Project End Date: Up to two years from project start

Project Start Date: Not specified. Applications must be submitted at least 12 weeks before the intended travel or project start.

Publication Date: 2025-07-15 00:00:00

Renewal Rules: Not specified

Research Category: International research collaboration and early stage exploratory research.

Research Organisation Funding: Funding is provided to eligible UK research organisations following the Full Economic Cost model.

Subcontractors: Not specified

Total Fund Available: Not specified