BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA): Placement Call 2025
Funds short-term placements for Cambridge and Sanger staff to exchange knowledge and develop skills in data intensive bioscience through interdisciplinary, computational, and analytical projects.
Funder: University of Cambridge
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to £12,000 per project (direct costs only); project duration up to 6 months.
Summary: Funds placements for knowledge exchange and professional development in data intensive bioscience, supporting mobility across sectors at and with the University of Cambridge.
Key Information: Only University of Cambridge and Wellcome Sanger Institute staff are eligible to apply.
Description
This opportunity supports short-term placements to advance cross-sector and interdisciplinary knowledge exchange in data intensive bioscience. The scheme is designed to enable researchers and technical professionals employed at the University of Cambridge or the Wellcome Sanger Institute to undertake placements with academic, industry, public sector, or third sector partners, both in the UK and internationally. The placements are intended to foster professional development, enhance collaboration, and facilitate the transfer of skills and expertise beyond academia, with a strong focus on projects that leverage computational and analytical approaches for large-scale bioscience data.
