BBSRC Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA): Placement Call 2025
The University of Cambridge’s BBSRC FTMA: Placement Call 2025 funds cross-sector placements for data intensive bioscience researchers to foster interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and computational innovation.
Funder: University of Cambridge
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to £12,000 per project; project duration from 1 day up to 6 months (part-time or full-time).
Summary: Supports cross-sector placements for data intensive bioscience researchers and technical professionals to foster interdisciplinary knowledge exchange.
Key Information: Only open to staff of University of Cambridge or Wellcome Sanger Institute; students (including PhD) are not eligible.
Description
This opportunity, managed by the University of Cambridge in partnership with the Wellcome Sanger Institute, provides funding for flexible, cross-sector placements in data intensive bioscience. The aim is to foster interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and professional development by enabling researchers and technical professionals to undertake placements with partners in academia, industry, public, or third sector organizations, both in the UK and internationally. Projects should focus on the application of computational and analytical approaches to large-scale bioscience data and fall within the remit of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
