# 2026 to 2027 Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) Outlines

**Funder:** BBSRC
**Application:** Outline stage (multi-stage)
**Frequency:** Annual
**Eligible countries:** GB
**Official call:** https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/2026-to-2027-strategic-longer-and-larger-slola-outlines/
**Last verified:** 20 June 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Funding for large team-based curiosity-driven bioscience discovery research projects. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

## Summary

BBSRC's 2026-2027 Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) Outlines call funds large team-based, curiosity-driven bioscience discovery projects at UK research organisations. This outline-stage competition aims to support ambitious, collaborative research with extended timelines and substantial funding, ideal for researchers ready to scale their programmes beyond typical grant constraints.

## Who should apply

- Research teams (not single-investigator projects) with collaborative leadership
- Researchers at UK universities and research institutes eligible for BBSRC funding
- Curiosity-driven bioscience projects with ambition beyond typical grant scope
- Teams proposing work that requires extended timelines and substantial resource investment

## Key dates

- Annual call; outline stage open (verify final deadline on BBSRC website)
- Multi-stage evaluation process (outline followed by full proposal stage)

## Tips for applicants

- This is an outline stage, prioritise clarity on team structure and long-term vision over methodological detail; outlines rejected at this stage do not advance.
- sLoLa explicitly prizes large, sustained team efforts; emphasise genuine collaboration and complementary expertise across investigators rather than a principal investigator leading satellite postdocs.
- Curiosity-driven scope is a filter: frame your project as fundamental discovery with potential long-term impact, not near-term translational outcomes.

## Frequently asked questions

### What kind of research does the BBSRC sLoLa call fund?

Large team-based, curiosity-driven bioscience discovery projects requiring extended timelines and substantial resources. The call prioritises ambitious fundamental research that benefits from collaboration and longer project duration.

### Who can apply to the BBSRC sLoLa 2026-2027 call?

Research teams based at UK universities and research institutes eligible for BBSRC funding. Single-investigator proposals are not suitable for this scheme.

### Is the sLoLa call single-stage or multi-stage?

It is multi-stage, beginning with an outline stage; successful outlines will be invited to submit full proposals at a later stage.

### How often does BBSRC run the sLoLa call?

The call runs annually. The 2026-2027 round is the current iteration; verify the deadline on the BBSRC website.

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Source: [The Great Grantsby](https://grantsby.eu/grants/bbsrc-2026-to-2027-strategic-longer-and-larger-slola-out) — EU grant monitoring for academic researchers. Always verify details on the funder's website before applying.