A cross-Council funding opportunity for ‘Breakthrough Awards’ in the field of Engineering Biology that might be of interest. The FEC for a project can be up to £125,000, and projects can be up to 12 months. In brief, the proposal must focus on one of the following discovery-inspired themes from the National Engineering Biology Programme (NEBP): bioinspired design, novel materials or bioengineered cells and systems. More details here.