Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Funded awards at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Funded awards
56
Published Funding
£11.8M
Average published award
£288K
Active funded awards
8

Amounts are published for 41 of 56 funded awards. Data as of 16 July 2026.

The biggest topic here is Plants, Animals & Ecology — 27 grants (48%). The busiest year was 2018, with 5 grants.

Funded Awards by Year

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YearFunded awards
20061
20082
20102
20111
20132
20142
20154
20161
20173
20185
20195
20205
20213
20225
20234
20245
20252

Grants

Landscape scale genomic-environment diversity data to model existing and novel agri-systems under climate change to enhance food security in EthiopiaRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewBBSRC£1.2M2019Completed
Unlocking the properties of pre-Green Revolution rice with focus on nitrogen economyRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewUKRI£1.2M2022Active
Global Biodiversity Resource for Monocot Plants (eMonocot)Royal Botanic Gardens, KewNERC£1.0M2010Completed
Quality botanical extracts for skin and health productsRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewEPSRC£932K2008Completed
The role of structural variants in rapid adaptationRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewNERC£720K2023Completed
Unlocking the potential of Seasonal Forests to underpin Wallacea's green economyRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewNERC£694K2018Completed
Are sterols landscape limiting nutrients for wild bees in the UK?Royal Botanic Gardens, KewNERC£650K2021Completed
Modelling and genomics resources to enhance exploitation of the sustainable and diverse Ethiopian starch crop Enset and support livelihoodsRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewBBSRC£544K2017Completed
BBSRC Institute Strategic Programme: Decoding Biodiversity (DECODE) - Partner GrantRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewBBSRC£445K2023Active
COVID 19 Grant Extension Allocation Royal Botanic Gardens KewRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewUKRI£369K2020Completed
Pyrethrum in Bloom: Bringing Back the Power of Pyrethrum to Enhance Livelihoods of Small Holders in KenyaRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewInnovateUK£361K2020Completed
The influence of diet on the honeybee lipidomeRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewBBSRC£324K2020Completed
16 ERA-CAPS: 1001 Genomes PlusRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewBBSRC£265K2019Completed
Food security impacts of industrial crop expansion in Sub-Sahara Africa (FICESSA)Royal Botanic Gardens, KewNERC£250K2015Completed
NSFDEB-NERC: Subtribal classification and generic delimitation among Eastern Hemisphere ironweeds (Vernonieae, Compositae)Royal Botanic Gardens, KewNERC£242K2022Active
Mediating Imperial Science: Economic Botany and Agrarian Ecology in Colonial South AsiaRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewAHRC£205K2024Active
Future Ecologies of Art: Exploring Kew as a site for past, present and future artistic collaborationsRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewAHRC£202K2024Active
Ragweeds in Europe: What makes a successful plant invader?Royal Botanic Gardens, KewUKRI£192K2025Active
Upgrade of Kew heritage science and digitisation facilities and equipment - digitisationRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewUKRI£178K2021Completed
Agri-system histories and trajectories: crops, landscapes, and heritageRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewAHRC£167K2021Completed

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